BRUNN, brnn (Czech. brunt), O('h. Slay. bra nije, mud, Slay. ben, loam, clay, whence a sec tion of still bears the name Lehmstlitte, 'mud city'). The capital of the Austrian Crown land of Moravia, beautifully situated at the eon fluen•e of the Sehwarzawa and the Zwittawa. at the foot of the Spielberg, in latitude 49° 12' N., and 10° 40' E., about 89 miles north northeast of Vienna (Map: Austria, E 2). The fortifications, which until 1860 surrounded the old town. have been converted into pleasant promenades and handsome boulevards. Among the most interesting buildings of Brfinn are the Cathedral of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, built in the Fifteenth Century; Saint James Church, a Gothic edifice, with a tower over 300 feet in height. magnificent stained-glass windows. con taining tomb of Count Radwit, the defender of the town in 1645 against the Swedes; the Church of the Minorites, with handsome frescoes; and the Church of the Capuchins, with the grave of Colonel Tren•k. Among the notable secular buildings rimy be menthmed the Landhans. the meeting-place of the Provincial Diet,the Eathaus, and the Episcopal Palace. At the summit of the
Spielberg stands the Citadel. once the prison in which the Pandour leader Colonel Trend: died in eaptivity in 1749, and where the Italian au thor Count Silvio Pellico was detained a pris oner from 1822 to 1830. Briinn is the seat of a United States consular agency. The city's af fairs are administered by a municipal council of forty-eight and an executive board of eleven mem bers. The city owns its water-works, and oper ates gas and ele•tric-light plants. Briinn is the most important manufacturing town in Austria Hungary. It is particularly noted for its woolen industry. There are also manufactures of leather, machinery, chemicals, and beer. Its railway fa cilities are excellent, and a steam tramway ac commodates loeal traffic. Population. in 1890, 94.500; in 1900, 108,900.
Briinn dates back to the Ninth Century, though the new town was founded five hundred years later. In 1278 Briinn became a free Imperial city. The city has stood numerous sieg.es. from the period of the Hussite wars to the Austro-Prussian War of 1866.