Špilberk (German Spielberg, in hantecu Špilas) is a castle and fortress that forms the dominant of the city of Brno. It is located on the top of a hill of the same name, located in the Brno-střed district, in the west of the cadastral area of Brno.
The castle was founded in the second half of the 13th century by the Moravian Margrave (and later by the Czech King) by Přemysl Otakar II. and through many centuries has undergone many major changes. From the leading royal castle in Moravia, built in the Gothic style, in the second half of the 17th century it became a massive Baroque fortress, which was repeatedly unsuccessful. Its casemates were adapted to a dreaded prison at the end of the 18th century. In 1962, the castle, together with the surrounding park, was declared a national cultural monument. Currently, it belongs to the objects of the Brno City Museum, which is located here.
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Brno (/ˈbɜːrnoʊ/ Czech: [ˈbr̩no] German: Brünn ) is the second largest city in the Czech Republic by population and area, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative center of the South Moravian Region in which it forms a separate district (Brno-City District). The city lies at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers and has about 400,000 inhabitants; its greater metropolitan area is home to more than 800,000 people.
Fragments from the everyday life of the inhabitants of Brno. Thanks to these photos, you will be able to see all the corners of this beautiful city, human lives, fates, experiences and memories.
Documentation of the history of the city of Brno in the period of 2st. world war from 1938 to 1945.
