Official website (https://www.mesto-hranice.cz/)
Key facts
- Country
- Czech Republic
- Region
- Olomouc
- District
- Přerov
- Founded
- 12th century
- Mayor
- Daniel Vitonský
- Total
- 49.78 km (19.22 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 250 m (820 ft)
- Density
- 359.8/km (931.8/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+2 ( CEST )
- Postal codes
- 753 01, 753 54, 753 61
- Website
- www .mesto-hranice .cz
via Wikipedia infobox
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Hranice ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦraɲɪtsɛ]; German: Mährisch Weißkirchen) is a town in Přerov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 18,000 inhabitants. The town is located on the Bečva River and is known for the Hranice Abyss, the deepest flooded pit cave in the world.
Hranice is an industrial city and railway junction. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Among the main landmarks are the Church of the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist and the Hranice Castle.