Olomouc (Czech: [ˈolomou̯t͡s]; locally Holomóc or Olomóc; German: Olmütz; Latin: Olomucium or Iuliomontium; Polish: Ołomuniec [ɔwɔˈmuɲɛt͡s]) is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. Located on the Morava River, the city is the ecclesiastical metropolis and historical capital city of Moravia. Today it is an administrative centre of the Olomouc Region and sixth largest city in the Czech Republic.
Population: 101,268
Latitude: 49° 35' 43.87" N
Longitude: 17° 15' 6.30" E
The Oder (Czech and Polish: Odra meaning "Water") is a river in Central Europe. It rises in the Czech Republic and flows (generally north- and northwest-ward) through western Poland, later forming 187 kilometres (116 mi) of the border between Poland…
Palacký University, Olomouc is the oldest university in Moravia and the second-oldest in the Czech Republic. It was established in 1573 as a public university led by the Jesuit order in Olomouc, which was at that time the capital of Moravia and the …
The Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc is a Baroque monument in the Czech Republic, built in 1716–1754 in honour of God.
Andrův stadion is a football stadium in Olomouc, Czech Republic. It is the home ground of SK Sigma Olomouc and occasionally hosts matches of the Czech Republic national team.
Saint Wenceslas Cathedral (Czech language: Katedrála svatého Václava) is a neo-gothic cathedral at Wenceslas square in Olomouc, in the Czech Republic.
Hradisko Monastery (Czech language: Klášter Hradisko) is a premonstratensian monastery in Olomouc in the Czech Republic.
Church of Saint Maurice (Czech: Kostel svatého Mořice) is a Roman Catholic church in Olomouc, Czech Republic.
The Bečva (Czech pronunciation: [ˈbɛtʃva]) is a river in the Czech Republic. It is a left tributary of the river Morava.
Vrahovice is a village in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic, near Prostějov, founded in 1337. It is one of the seven administrative divisions of the city of Prostějov, with a population of roughly 3,400 inhabitants.
Olomouc Synagogue, (Czech: Synagoga v Olomouci), located in Olomouc, Czech Republic, was built in 1897 and was destroyed during a Nazi attack in March 1939.
The Mausoleum of Yugoslav Soldiers is a neoclassical chapel with an ossuary containing remains of Yugoslav soldiers killed in the First World War. It was built in 1926 in the Bezruč's Park in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic) by the C…
Church of Saint Michael (Czech: Kostel svatého Michala) is a Roman Catholic church in Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Brodek u Přerova is a market town in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic.
Skalka, fully Skalka u Prostejova (German: Strerowitz) is a village and municipality (obec) in Prostejov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic.
Red Church (Czech: Červený kostel) is a former Protestant church in Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Olomouc Orthodox Church or Church of St. Gorazd is an Orthodox Christian church in the city of Olomouc in Moravia, in the Czech Republic. In 1939 it was consecrated to St. Gorazd (Slavic enlightener in the 9th century). Church was repaired in 1985–1…
Náměšť na Hané is a market town in Olomouc Region, Czech Republic.
The Centre for Clinical Legal Education is an institute of Palacký University Faculty of Law, which focuses on practical ways of teaching prospective lawyers.