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Slatinky
Slatinky is a municipality and village in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. Geography Slatinky is located about north of Prostějov and southwest of Olomouc. It lies on the border between the Upper Morava Valley and Zábřeh Highlands. The highest point of the municipality and the whole Haná region is the hill Velký Kosíř at above sea level. The Kosířské lomy National Nature Monument extends into the southern part of the municipal territory. History The first written mention of Slatinky is from 1247. Until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848, the village belonged mostly to the Plumlov and Chudobín estates and to the St. Catherine Monastery in Olomouc. Demographics Transport The railway line Prostějov– Červenka passes through the eastern part of the municipality, but there is no train station. The municipality is served by the station ''Třebčín'' in neighbouring Lutín. Sight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kosířské Lomy
Kosířské lomy (literally "Kosíř quarries") is a Protected areas of the Czech Republic#National nature monument, national nature monument in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. Location The monument is made up of four separate areas. There were three separate nature monuments (Státní lom, Růžičkův lom and Vápenice) until 2017. The area is administered by the Nature and Landscape Protection Agency of the Czech Republic. The former area of Vápenice, located in Slatinky, is the largest part of Kosířské lomy. Two parts are located in Čelechovice na Hané. Kosířské lomy lies within the Velký Kosíř nature park. Description Bedrock of Kosířské lomy consists of Devonian Dolomite (rock), dolomites and the Lažánky limestone, which are partly covered by Badenian (mid-Miocene) calcareous clays and sands. This is the reason why the area has become an enclave of lime-tolerant (Calcicole, calciphile) vegetation. The locality is protected because of the rare pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prostějov District
Prostějov District () is a Okres, district in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Prostějov. Administrative division Prostějov District is divided into two Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with extended competence, administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Prostějov and Konice. List of municipalities Cities and towns are marked in bold and market towns in ''italics'': Alojzov - Bedihošť - Bílovice-Lutotín - Biskupice (Prostějov District), Biskupice - Bohuslavice (Prostějov District), Bohuslavice - Bousín - Březsko - Brodek u Konice - ''Brodek u Prostějova'' - Budětsko - Buková (Prostějov District), Buková - Čechy pod Kosířem - Čehovice - Čelčice - Čelechovice na Hané - Dětkovice (Prostějov District), Dětkovice - Dobrochov - Dobromilice - Doloplazy (Prostějov District), Doloplazy - ''Drahany'' - Dřevnovice - Držovice'' - Dzbel - Hačky - Hluchov - Horní Štěpánov - Hradčany- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obec
(, ; plural ) is the Czech and Slovak word for a municipality (in the Czech Republic, in Slovakia and abroad). The literal meaning of the word is " commune" or " community". It is the smallest administrative unit that is governed by elected representatives. Cities and towns are also municipalities. Definition The legal definition (according to the Czech code of law with similar definition in the Slovak code of law) is: ''"The municipality is a basic territorial self-governing community of citizens; it forms a territorial unit, which is defined by the boundary of the municipality."'' Every municipality is composed of one or more cadastral areas. Every municipality is also composed of one or more municipal parts (), which are usually town quarters or villages. A municipality can have its own flag and coat of arms. Czech Republic Almost the entire area of the Czech Republic is divided into municipalities, with the only exception being military training areas. The smaller mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zábřeh Highlands
Zábřeh (; ) is a town in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 13,000 inhabitants. Administrative division Zábřeh consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Zábřeh (12,982) *Dolní Bušínov (37) *Hněvkov (203) *Pivonín (66) *Václavov (191) Dolní Bušínov and Hněvkov form two Enclave and exclave, exclaves of the municipal territory. Etymology The name ''Zábřeh'' is derived from , meaning "behind the riverbank". It is a reference to the river which flows through the town. The former German name ''Hohenstadt'' means "high town". Geography Zábřeh is located about southwest of Šumperk and northwest of Olomouc. The eastern half of the municipal territory lies in the Mohelnice Depression lowland and the second half lies on the hillside of the Zábřeh Highlands. The highest point is at above sea level. The Moravská Sázava River flows through the south of the town. Oborník pon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cultural Monument (Czech Republic)
The cultural monuments of the Czech Republic ( Czech: ''kulturní památka'') are protected properties (both real and movable properties) designated by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic. Cultural monuments that constitute the most important part of the Czech cultural heritage may be declared national cultural monuments ( Czech: ''národní kulturní památka'') by a regulation of the Government of the Czech Republic. The government may also proclaim a territory, whose character and environment are determined by a group of immovable cultural monuments or archaeological finds, as a whole, as a monument reservation. The Ministry of Culture may proclaim a territory of a settlement with a smaller number of cultural monuments, a historical environment or part of a landscape area that displays significant cultural values as a monument zone. As of 2019, there are 14 Czech cultural monuments on the World Heritage List. Proclaiming Objects as Cultural Monuments The criter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lutín
Lutín is a municipality and village in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,100 inhabitants. Administrative division Lutín consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Lutín (2,270) *Třebčín (773) Geography Lutín is located about southwest of Olomouc. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Upper Morava Valley. History The first written mention of Lutín is from 1234. Třebčín was first mentioned in 1131. Until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1850, Lutín was continuously a property of the bishopric and later archbishopric in Olomouc. Demographics Economy Lutín has a tradition of pumpmaking industry. A pumpmaking manufacture was founded here by Ludvík Sigmund in 1868 and later became the biggest producer of pumps in the country. Since 1965, the company has been known as Sigma Lutín. In 1966, the company became a sponsor of the club SK Sigma Olomouc. Tran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Červenka (Olomouc District)
Červenka () is a municipality and village in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants. Červenka lies approximately north-west of Olomouc and east of Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P .... Demographics Notable people * Jaroslav Svoboda (born 1980), ice hockey player References External links * Villages in Olomouc District {{Olomouc-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Litovel
Litovel (; ) is a town in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 9,500 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative division Litovel consists of 11 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Litovel (6,910) *Březové (205) *Chudobín (213) *Myslechovice (394) *Nasobůrky (438) *Nová Ves (204) *Rozvadovice (243) *Savín (129) *Tři Dvory (254) *Unčovice (378) *Víska (91) Geography Litovel is located about northwest of Olomouc. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Upper Morava Valley lowland. The highest point is the hill Šumina at above sea level. The Morava (river), Morava River and six its branches flow through the town, which gave it the nickname "Moravian Venice". The northern part of the municipal territory lies in the Litovelské Pomoraví Protected Landscape Area, named af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plumlov
Plumlov ( or ''Plumau'') is a town in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,300 inhabitants. Administrative division Plumlov consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Plumlov (1,619) *Hamry (143) *Soběsuky (301) *Žárovice (194) Geography Plumlov is located about west of Prostějov and southwest of Olomouc. It lies in the Drahany Highlands. The highest point is at above sea level. The Hloučela River flows through the town. Plumlov Reservoir was built on this river in 1936 and is one of the oldest in the Morava River basin. The second notable body of water next to the town is the fishpond Podhradský rybník. History The first written mention of Plumlov Castle is from 1310, however it was founded in the mid-13th century, before 1273. It was founded during the colonization by King Ottokar II. The castle was owned by his illegitimate son Nicholas I. The settlement near the castle is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haná
Haná or Hanakia ( or ''Hanácko'', or ''Hanakei'') is an ethnographic region in central Moravia in the Czech Republic. Etymology The region was named after the Haná (river), Haná River. Description Its core area is located along the eponymous river of Haná (river), Haná, around the city of Prostějov and the town of Vyškov, but in common perception it roughly corresponds to the whole Upper Morava Valley, with Olomouc as its natural centre. In terms of the Regions of the Czech Republic, actual administrative division, Haná covers the most of Olomouc Region and adjacent parts of South Moravian Region and Zlín Region. The so-called ''Malá Haná'' ("Lesser Hanakia") is located in the Boskovice Furrow, west of Haná proper. Haná is known for its agricultural fertility, rich costumes, and traditional customs. The Haná dialect (Hanakian dialect, ) is spoken in the region, and is part of the Central Moravian dialect group (which is even often referred to as the "Hanaki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Morava Valley
The Upper Morava Valley () is a lowland and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the Olomouc and Zlín regions. Its name is derived from the Morava river that forms the axis of the territory. Geomorphology The Upper Morava Valley is a mesoregion of the Western Outer Subcarpathia within the Outer Subcarpathia. It is a trench depression, filled with Neogene and Quaternary sediments. The lowland is further subdivided into the microregions of Holešov Plateau, Prostějov Uplands, Central Moravian Floodplain and Uničov Plateau. The area is poor in peaks. It is the largest real plain in the territory of the Czech Republic, in which the inclination of the slopes consistently does not exceed 1°. The highest peak is Horka (also called Šumvaldská horka) at above sea level. Geography The territory is elongated from north to south. The maximum length is and the width is almost . The lowland has an area of and an average elevation of . The territory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
