Slatinky is a municipality and village in

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 ext ...

in the

Olomouc Region Olomouc Region (; , ; ) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western and central part of its historical region of Moravia (''Morava'') and in a small part of the historical region of Czech Silesia (''České Sl ...

of the

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. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Geography

Slatinky is located about north of

Prostějov Prostějov (; ) is a city in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 43,000 inhabitants. The city is historically known for its fashion industry. The historic city centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zo ...

and southwest of

Olomouc Olomouc (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 103,000 inhabitants, making it the Statutory city (Czech Republic), sixth largest city in the country. It is the administrative centre of the Olomouc Region. Located on the Morava (rive ...

. It lies on the border between the

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 Up ...

and

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): ...

. The highest point of the municipality and the whole

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 ep ...

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 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 c ...

and Chudobín estates and to the St. Catherine Monastery in Olomouc.

Demographics

Transport

The railway line

– 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.

Sights

The only protected

cultural monument A national heritage site is a heritage site having a value that has been registered by a governmental agency as being of national importance to the cultural heritage or history of that country. Usually such sites are listed in a heritage registe ...

is an archaeological site with 36

tumuli A tumulus (: tumuli) is a mound of Soil, earth and Rock (geology), stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds, mounds, howes, or in Siberia and Central Asia as ''kurgans'', and may be found through ...

, dated from 5800 to 5000 BC. The main landmark of Slatinky is the Chapel of Saints John and Paul. It dates from 1822.

References

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* {{authority control Villages in Prostějov District