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The Exile route commemorates one of the most tragic echoes of World War II. On May 30, 1945, three weeks after the end of World War II and three months before the expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia was approved by the Potsdam Conference, a procession of more than twenty thousand Germans left Brno, later known as the so-called Brno death march.
We will ride through Rajhrad, where we can admire the Benedictine monastery built by J. Santini with the Memorial of Literature in Moravia. In Syrovice and Bratčice, you will find churches built in the mid-18th century. In Malešovice, there's originally an early Gothic church of St. Stephen from the late 13th century, rebuilt in 1822. In Cvrčovice, you can stop at a castle from the early 18th century or at a Baroque church from the late 17th century.
The route ends in Pohořelice. By the road towards Mikulov, you will find a metal cross with a crown of thorns in memory of the 890 victims buried here who were expelled from Brno and its surroundings in 1945.
Author’s recommendation
Near Bratčice, you can make a small detour to the local lookout tower, which is not indicated by any signpost: http://rozhledny.yc.cz/bratcice.htm
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
Tips and suggestions
If you want to travel this route informed about the fates of people forced to walk the places you are passing through, it will surely be interesting to learn more about the moods and events that shaped society after World War II. About the Pohořelice death march and the events of 1945 in postwar Brno and its surroundings, you can read more, for example, here: https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brn%C4%9Bnsk%C3%BD_pochod_smrti.
Roadbook
Mahen Theater
Stará radnice v Brně
Zelný trh v Brně
St. Peter and Paul's Cathedral in Brno (Petrov)
Špilberk Castle
Benedictine monastery in Rajhrad and Memorial of Literature in Moravia
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
The nearest stop to the starting point of the trip in Brno is Malinovského náměstí, reachable by tram – timetables here: https://jizdnirady.idnes.cz/brno/spojeni/
From Pohořelice, you can return to Brno by buses 104, 105, and 108 – timetables: https://jizdnirady.idnes.cz/autobusy/spojeni/
Parking
Parking in Brno is more complicated, but with some luck you can find a spot. There are two paid parking lots at Malinovského náměstí.Coordinates
Equipment
Trekking bike, cycling helmetLocalization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
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