Telnice (Brno-Country District)

Telnice
Municipality
Masarykovo Square
Flag Coat of arms
Telnice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°6′7″N 16°43′4″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Brno-Country
First mentioned	1244
Area
• Total	6.10 km^2 (2.36 sq mi)
Elevation	195 m (640 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,668
• Density	270/km^2 (710/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	664 59
Website	www.telnice.cz

Telnice (German: Telnitz) is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants.

Geography

Telnice is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of Brno. It lies in the Dyje–Svratka Valley. The Říčka River flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Telnice is from 1244.^[2]

Telnice was a battlefield of the Battle of Austerlitz on 2 December 1805. Austrians under Michael von Kienmayer and Russians under Dmitry Dokhturov and Friedrich Wilhelm von Buxhoeveden wrested the village from the French 3rd Line Infantry Regiment, lost it to a counterattack, and finally recaptured it. After the battle went against the allies farther north, they evacuated Telnice and retreated, suffering heavy losses in men and artillery pieces.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 619 —     1880 673 +8.7% 1890 737 +9.5% 1900 801 +8.7% 1910 824 +2.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 888 +7.8% 1930 1,190 +34.0% 1950 1,200 +0.8% 1961 1,379 +14.9% 1970 1,343 −2.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 1,305 −2.8% 1991 1,227 −6.0% 2001 1,263 +2.9% 2011 1,473 +16.6% 2021 1,642 +11.5%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

The municipality is served by the Sokolnice-Telnice train station, located on the railway line heading from Křenovice to Skalice nad Svitavou via Brno.^[6]

Sights

Church of Saint John the Baptist

The main landmark of Telnice is the Church of Saint John the Baptist. It was built in the Baroque style in 1726–1734 and has a Romanesque tower.^[2]

Notable people

• Bohuslav Sobotka (born 1971), politician, prime minister of the Czech Republic in 2014–2017

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Telnice. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
3. "Bitva u Slavkova" (in Czech). Československá napoleonská společnost. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "Detail stanice Sokolnice-Telnice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-01-08.

External links

• Official website