Until 1918, Groß Meseritsch – Velké Meziříčí was part of Austria-Hungary, head of the district with the same name, one of the 34 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Moravia.
ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtiːn, ɡɹˈɑːs mˈɛsɚɹˌɪtʃ vɛlkˈeɪ mˈɛzɪɹˌɪtʃi wʌz pˈɑːɹt ʌv ˈɔːstɹiəhˈʌŋɡɚɹi, hˈɛd ʌvðə dˈɪstɹɪkt wɪððə sˈeɪm nˈeɪm, wˈʌn ʌvðə θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹ bˈɛzɚkʃˌɔːptmɐnʃˌæfʔn̩ ɪn mɔːɹˈeɪviə.