Telnice (Brno-Country District)
Telnice | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 49°6′6″N 16°42′45″E / 49.10167°N 16.71250°E | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Region | South Moravian |
District | Brno-Country |
Area | |
• Total | 6.1 km2 (2.4 sq mi) |
Elevation | 195 m (640 ft) |
Population (1.1.2012) | |
• Total | 1,458 |
• Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
Postal code | 664 59 |
Website | http://www.telnice.eu |
Telnice (German: Tellnitz) is a village and municipality (obec) in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic.
The municipality covers an area of 6.1 square kilometres (2.4 sq mi), and has a population of 1,339 (as at 3 July 2006).
Telnice lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-east of Brno and 199 km (124 mi) south-east of Prague.
The village was the focus of tough fighting during 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.
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