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Tvarožná (Brno Country District)

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Country
  
Czech Republic

District
  
Brno-Country

Website
  
http://www.tvarozna.cz

Area
  
8.82 km²

Region
  
South Moravian

Postal code
  
664 05

Elevation
  
257 m

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Tvarožná is a village in Brno-Country District, Czech Republic; about 10 km east of Brno.
Area: 883 ha
Population: over 1200 inhabitants
Postal code: 664 05
A brook flows through the village.
There are two ponds.

Map of 664 05 Tvaro%C5%BEn%C3%A1, Czechia

History
The oldest written reference is from the year 1288.

The village is famous for the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805 (The Battle of the Three Emperors). A hill near the village, called Santon, was a strategic location for Napoleon's army, being occupied by the French general Clapared and his 17th regiment.

Sights

  • Santon is a view-point and a tourist attraction. There is a chapel on top of the hill.
  • Saint Nicholas church, built in 1880-1881.
  • The village contains a replica of the French canon Gribeauval.

    • References

    Tvarožná (Brno-Country District) Wikipedia
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