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 | | At the very heart of Europe, on the confluence of the rivers Svratka and Svitava, lies the City of Brno, the political, economic and cultural centre of Southern Moravia and, with a population of 400,000, the second largest city in the Czech Republic. |
 | | At the beginning of the 11th century, a settlement sprung up at the intersection of trade routes connecting Berlin (Germany), Krakow (Poland), Graz (Austria), Trieste (Italy) and Vienna (Austria), on swampy ground around a ford across the River Svratka. |
 | | Legend has it that these celebrations date back to Roman times, when the first grapes were planted. |
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