Znojmo


Znojmo

(znoi`mō), 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.

Znojmo

 

a city in Czechoslovakia in South Moravia Oblast of the Czech Socialist Republic. Population, 26,000 (1970). Food, textile, and ceramics industries are located there.