What is "telnice"

Telnice is a village and municipality ( obec) in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic.

The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 1,339 (as at 3 July 2006).

Telnice lies approximately south-east of Brno and south-east of Prague.

The village was the focus of tough fighting during the Battle of Austerlitz on 2 December 1805. Austrians under Michael von Kienmayer and Russians under Dmitry Dokhturov and Friedrich Wilhelm von Buxhoeveden wrested the village from the French 3rd Line Infantry Regiment, lost it to a counterattack, and finally recaptured it. After the battle went against the allies farther north, they evacuated Telnice and retreated, suffering heavy losses in men and artillery pieces.

Telnice may refer to places in the Czech Republic:

• Telnice (Brno-Country District), village and municipality in the South Moravian Region
• Telnice (Ústí nad Labem District), village and municipality in the Ústí nad Labem Region