Břeclav

Article summary

Břeclav ( ; ) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 25,000 inhabitants. The town is located on the Thaya River in the Lower Morava Valley, at the border with Austria and near the border with Slovakia. It is an important railway hub. For a large part of its feudal history, Břeclav was owned by the Liechtenstein family. The town proper is surrounded by the Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape, which is an UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1944 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. population: 25,000 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. population: 3,000 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1944". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the population is "25,000 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the population is "3,000 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1377421933