Brněnec, Industrial heritage site in Svitavy District, Czech Republic.
Brněnec is a municipality in Svitavy District that spreads along the Svitava River and contains four separate villages. The landscape sits at about 370 meters elevation with rolling terrain.
The area's history is tied to textile production, which began in 1855 when the Löw-Beer family converted a paper mill into a textile factory. This shift made the region an important manufacturing center.
The Evangelical church built in Arts and Crafts style in Moravská Chrastová shows what mattered to local residents in the late 1800s. The building reflects how faith shaped community life here.
The area connects to larger cities via road I/43, which is part of European route E461, offering direct access to Brno and Svitavy. Visitors should plan to use personal transport, as public connections are limited.
The factory here employed hundreds of people during the Second World War, which was unusual for a small rural community at that time. This workplace was one of the few industrial centers in the region with such a large workforce.
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