Brno

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• In the spring, he and his mother moved away, boarding the train to Brno with a suitcase each, Machar carrying his father's death like a peach pit lodged halfway down his throat.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Nazi snipers still held the hills outside Brno.

  Fiction book (1995)

• I felt stronger than in Brno.

  Hitting the Apex (2015)

• While the city of Brno has a concentration of services, administration, and industrial production, the rest of the region provides agricultural and recreational activities.

  Academic text (2007)

• We were hitchhiking back to Brno and from there to Vyskov to visit her parents.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Born in Brno, Czechoslovakia in 1949, Sis attended the Academy of Applied Arts in Prague and the Royal College of Art in London.

  Academic text (2011)

• In the old country during the Second World War, in the forests and villages of Czechoslovakia west of Brno, a man named Machar, or Machac, made a name for himself as a smuggler, moving entire families across the Moravian border near Trencin, then across Slovakia to Hungary where others would take them on.

  Fiction book (1995)

• The city of Brno is known for its historical architecture and vibrant industrial scene.

• Every summer, many tourists visit Brno to explore its rich history and cultural sites.

• The university in Brno attracts students from all over the world.

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