The City of Brno is a city with very long history. Many historical buildings can be found in the center of the city as well as in its colorful surroundings.

Some interesting dates from the city's history:

• 30000 BC - bone relics of the pre-historical man found on the territory of the City
• V. century - arrival of Slavs and their settlement in Brno
• XI. century - the castle of Brno and the church of St. Michael built on the Petrov Hill
• 1091 - the first written record of the existence of Castle of Brno (in the Cosmas chronicle)
• 1243 - Brno proclaimed a royal town by the King Venceslav I. resulting in the construction of city's fortification walls
• 1277 - castle of Spilberk reported for the first time
• 1349 - the city became the permanent residence of Moravian Margraves
• 1428 - unsuccessful besiege of the city by Hussite troops
• 1645 - unsuccessful besiege of the city by Swedish troops
• 1763 - unsuccessful besiege of the city by Prussian troops
• 1763 - establishment of the first textile works
• 1814 - construction of the first steam engine
• 1839 - arrival of the first train from Vienna
• 1881 - electric lighting installed in the municipal theatre using Edison lamps
• 1899 - establishment of the Technical University of Brno
• 1919 - establishment of the Masaryk University
• 1928 - establishment of the Brno Exhibition Grounds
• 1958 - the Brno airport opened in Turany
• 1993 - the city's 750th anniversary