Znojmo

Znojmo

Znojmo , Ger. Znaim, city (1991 pop. 39,158), S Czech Republic, in Moravia. It is the center of a horticultural region; the city's industries produce ceramics, footwear, leather goods, and foodstuffs. Chartered in 1226, it has several fine churches and a 15th-century town hall. At Znojmo, in 1809, an armistice was signed by the Austrians and the French after the French victory at Wagram.

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Znojmo

Znojmo, Czech Republic Znoim, Znaim The meaning is disputed. It has been suggested that the name may come from the Old Czech noun znoj ‘Place where the Sun shines’, from the Old Czech verb znojiti ‘to be marshy’ or from the Old High German Cinahaima ‘Settlement next to a Gorge’. The former German Znaim was taken from the earlier Czech name.

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