Brno Reservoir

The Brno Reservoir, previously known as the Kníničky Reservoir is a reservoir on the River at the northwest edge of the city of , Czech Republic.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vodní elektrárna Kníničky and Hotel Santon.

Power station
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is a power station.

Hotel
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is situated 180 metres southwest of Brno Reservoir.

Zoo
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is a zoo located in , a municipal district of the city of , . It was opened in 1953. The zoo is involved in captive breeding of endangered species coordinated by the European Endangered Species Programme like the Sumatran… is situated 1 km east of Brno Reservoir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brno-Kníničky and Brno-Bystrc.

Suburb
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is a city district on the northwestern edge of the city of , . It consists of the municipal part and cadastral territory of Kníničky, originally a municipality that was annexed into Brno in 1960.

Suburb
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Bystrc is a city district of in the . It is entirely made up of the cadastral territory of Bystrc, a former village on the banks of the river, that was incorporated into the city in 1960.

Village
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is a municipality and village in in the of the . It has about 1,100 inhabitants. lies approximately 10 kilometres north-west of and 177 km south-east of . is situated 2½ km north of Brno Reservoir.

Brno Reservoir

Latitude
49.23246° or 49° 13′ 57″ north
Longitude
16.51944° or 16° 31′ 10″ east
Height
24 metres (77 feet)
Open location code
8FXR6GJ9+XQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 312056536
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Wiki­data ID
Q46504
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Brno Reservoir” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Brněnská přehrada”
  • Czech: “Brněnská přehrada”
  • Czech: “Kníničská přehrada”
  • Czech: “Prigl”
  • Czech: “Prígl”
  • Czech: “Prygl”
  • Czech: “Prýgl”
  • Czech: “Vodní nádrž Brno”
  • Dutch: “Brno Reservoir”
  • Esperanto: “Digolago de Brno”
  • French: “Réservoir de Brno”
  • German: “Brnenska prehrada”
  • German: “Brněnská přehrada”
  • German: “Brünner Stausee”
  • German: “Brünner Talsperre”
  • Serbian: “Језеро у Брну”
  • Slovak: “Brněnská přehrada”
  • Slovak: “Brnianska priehrada”
  • Slovak: “Vodná nádrž v Brne”
  • Spanish: “Represa de Brno”
  • Swedish: “Brněnská přehrada”

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