Name: Hantec added to South Moravian folk culture list as enthusiasts eye UNESCO recognition
Uploaded: 2026-08-13T20:53:43+00:00
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Description: Brno’s unique language variety, known as Hantec, has been added to the South Moravian Region’s list of traditional folk culture. It developed among the city’s lower classes in the 19th century and has survived in some everyday expressions. Its promoters now hope to have it recognised at national level and eventually by UNESCO. Hantec is

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Brno’s unique language variety, known as Hantec, has been added to the South Moravian Region’s list of traditional folk culture. It developed among the city’s lower classes in the 19th century and has survived in some everyday expressions. Its promoters now hope to have it recognised at national level and eventually by UNESCO.

Hantec is a distinctive form of speech that emerged among Brno’s working classes in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Author: Ruth Fraňková