Telnice (Brno-Country District)

Telnice (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 km 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.

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.

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.

Sights
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.

Notable people

 * Bohuslav Sobotka (born 1971), politician, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic in 2011–2017