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Znojmo is a major town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic, the administrative capital of the Znojmo District. It is the historical and cultural centre of southwestern Moravia.
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  • 1. Ducal Rotunda of the Virgin Mary and St Catherine Znojmo
    The Rotunda of St. Catherine , known as the Znojmo Rotunda , is a Romanesque rotunda located in Znojmo, Czech Republic. It is the town's most valuable monument, and features one of the oldest fresco compositions in the Czech lands. Besides the religious motives, of particular importance is the praising portrayal of the ruling Přemyslid dynasty. The building was originally a castle chapel, dedicated to Virgin Mary, built in the mid-11th century. The painting was commissioned by Konrad II of Znojmo on the occasion of his wedding with Mary , daughter of Uroš I of Serbia in 1134. Apart of the donor couple, Konrad and Mary, the identity of the other depicted members of the dynasty is disputed among the historians. With two exceptions being the Přemysl the Ploughman, the legendary ancestor of...
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  • 3. Znojmo Castle Znojmo
    Znojmo is a major town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic, the administrative capital of the Znojmo District. It is the historical and cultural centre of southwestern Moravia.
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  • 6. Znojmo City Walls Znojmo
    Znojmo Castle is a castle situated in the city of Znojmo, a historic city in Moravia, Czech Republic.
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  • 7. Town Hall Tower Znojmo
    The Znojmo town hall tower is a Gothic tower situated in the city of Znojmo, a historic city in Moravia, Czech Republic. The tower was contracted by Znojmo counselors in 1445 and was built by a local stonemason Nicholas of Edelspitz in 1445–1448. The unique slim tower has a complex, elegant roof construction containing two galleries with characteristic Gothic spires. From the top of the galleries in the tower both the inside and outside of the city could be viewed, giving much needed warning of an advancing enemy. In a soviet air-raid during the Second World War, the tower was hit by a falling bomb. The bomb slithered off the roof of the tower, destroying the old town hall below. The destroyed building was later developed in the communist era into a controversial concrete department stor...
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  • 12. Jewish Cemetery Znojmo
    There was a large and thriving community of Jews, both religious and secular, in Czechoslovakia before World War II. Many perished during the Holocaust. Today, nearly all of the survivors have inter-married and assimilated into Czech and Slovak society.
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