Expressway R52 is an expressway

Limited-access road

A limited-access road known by various terms worldwide, including limited-access highway, dual-carriageway and expressway, is a highway or arterial road for high-speed traffic which has many or most characteristics of a controlled-access highway , including limited or no access to adjacent...

 in the South Moravian Region

South Moravian Region

South Moravian Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the south-western part of its historical region of Moravia, with exception of Jobova Lhota, that belongs to Bohemia. Its capital is Brno the 2nd largest city of the Czech Republic. The region is famous for its wine...

 of the Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

, currently leading from Modřice

Modrice

Modřice is a small town in the Czech Republic, located some 8 km south from Brno. A site of interest is the old church of St. Gotthard.- External links :...

, about 7 km (4.3 mi) south of Brno

Brno

Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...

, to Pohořelice

Pohorelice (Brno-Country District)

Pohořelice is a town in Brno-Country District, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 4,414 . It lies on the Jihlava River in the wine region of Mikulov.- External links :...

, parallel to the Highway D2. It forms part of the European Route

International E-road network

The international E-road network is a numbering system for roads in Europe developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe . The network is numbered from E 1 up and its roads cross national borders...

 E461.

Sections of the expressway:

Expressway section	Length	Opening	Notes
Brno Brno Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...  - Modřice Modrice Modřice is a small town in the Czech Republic, located some 8 km south from Brno. A site of interest is the old church of St. Gotthard.- External links :...	7 km (4.3 mi)	End of 1970s	Not an expressway (tram track in the middle, level crossings)
Modřice Modrice Modřice is a small town in the Czech Republic, located some 8 km south from Brno. A site of interest is the old church of St. Gotthard.- External links :...  - Pohořelice Pohorelice (Brno-Country District) Pohořelice is a town in Brno-Country District, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 4,414 . It lies on the Jihlava River in the wine region of Mikulov.- External links :...	19 km (11.8 mi)	12/1996
Pohořelice Pohorelice (Brno-Country District) Pohořelice is a town in Brno-Country District, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 4,414 . It lies on the Jihlava River in the wine region of Mikulov.- External links :...  - Mikulov Mikulov Mikulov is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic with a population of 7,608 . It is located directly on the border with Lower Austria. Mikulov is located at the edge of a hilly area and the three Nové Mlýny reservoirs...	22.54 km (14 mi)	NEVER	Canceled

From Pohořelice the ordinary road No.52 runs further southwards to the border with Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

 at Mikulov

Mikulov

Mikulov is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic with a population of 7,608 . It is located directly on the border with Lower Austria. Mikulov is located at the edge of a hilly area and the three Nové Mlýny reservoirs...

. According to a 2009 treaty between the Czech Republic and Austria, it is to be completed as an expressway and continuous connection between Brno and the Austrian A5 Nord Autobahn

Autobahns of Austria

The Austrian autobahns are controlled-access highways in Austria. They are officially called Bundesstraßen A according to the Austrian federal road act...

 at Drasenhofen

Drasenhofen

Drasenhofen is a municipality in the district of Mistelbach in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. It is located directly on the border with Czech Republic...

, leading to Vienna

Vienna

Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...

. Within the agglomeration

Agglomeration

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 of Brno plans for a new route intend to relocate the R52 running from the Rajhrad

Rajhrad

Rajhrad is a town in Brno-Country District, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 2,722 . There is a Benedictine monastery in the town....

 junction northwestwards bypassing the city centre to reach the Highway D1

Highway D1 (Czech Republic)

D1 motorway is the main highway of the Czech Republic. Currently it connects the two biggest Czech cities, Prague and Brno, in the future it will link Ostrava and the border with Poland...

 and the Expressway R43

Expressway R43

Expressway R43 is an expressway in Czech Republic. If completed, it will connect cities Brno and Moravská Třebová, and the D1 highway with the R35 expressway....

 at Troubsko

Troubsko

Troubsko is a village and municipality in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 2,022 ....

.

Parts of the expressway were built on sections of the former Strecke 88 Autobahn constructed between 1939 and 1942 during the German occupation of Czechoslovakia

German occupation of Czechoslovakia

German occupation of Czechoslovakia began with the Nazi annexation of Czechoslovakia's northern and western border regions, known collectively as the Sudetenland, under terms outlined by the Munich Agreement. Nazi leader Adolf Hitler's pretext for this effort was the alleged privations suffered by...

 as part of a connection between Breslau (Wrocław) and Vienna, colloquially called Hitlerova dálnice ("Hitler's highway").

External links

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