Drahany

Drahany is a market town in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

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Settlement.name: Drahany
Settlement.settlement_type: Market town
Settlement.image_skyline: Kostel svatého Jana Křtitele, Drahany, okres Prostějov.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Church of Saint John the Baptist
Settlement.image_flag: Drahany_CZ_flag.png
Settlement.image_shield: Coa_Czech_Town_Drahany.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Olomouc
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Prostějov
Settlement.pushpin_map: Czech Republic
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Czech Republic
Settlement.established_title: First mentioned
Settlement.established_date: 1310
Settlement.area_total_km2: 6.76
Settlement.elevation_m: 626

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Drahany
Population: 523
Area: 6.756916
Elevation: 626
Official website: www.drahany.com
Image: Kostel svatého Jana Křtitele, Drahany, okres Prostějov.jpg
Licence plate code: M

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email address: mailto:[email protected]
Commons category: Drahany
postal code: 798 61
time of earliest written record: 1310-01-01
number of houses: 188
mean age: 43.4

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Drahany is a market town in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

==Etymology== According to one theory, the name is derived from the personal name Drahan. According to other theory, it is derived from the old Czech word draha (i.e. 'way', 'road') and referred to a road from Brno to Prostějov that led this way.