It is located near the center of Brno, the largest city in Moravia and the second most populous city in the Czech Republic after Prague. Brno is an important cultural center, with theaters, a philharmonic hall, international music festivals, scientific, six universities (including Masaryk University and the Technical University), and tourist destinations.
Although Brno is not the country’s capital, it is home to the headquarters of the central, most important institutions of the judiciary, such as the constitutional court, the Supreme Court, and the ombudsman of the Czech Republic (an independent official affiliated with parliament to whom legal issues can be appealed).
