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Olomouc Region

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Also known as Olomoucký kraj

region of the Czech Republic

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The Olomouc Region is an administrative area in the Czech Republic located in the eastern part of the country. It is one of the country's 13 regions and serves as an important cultural and economic center for eastern Bohemia.

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Type
Government
Founded
2000
Location
Olomouc, Czechia
Also known as
Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic
Status
Active

ISNI 0000 0004 0611 3989

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Encyclopedic overview

Olomouc Region (Czech: Olomoucký kraj; German: Olmützer Region, pronounced [ˈɔlmʏt͡sɐ ʁeˈɡi̯oːn]; Polish: Kraj ołomuniecki) is an administrative unit (Czech: kraj) 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 Slezsko). It is named for its capital Olomouc.

Olomouc region borders with the Moravian-Silesian Region (in the east), Zlín Region (in the south-east), South Moravian Region (in the south-west) and Pardubice Region (in the west). Furthermore, the region shares a 104 km long border with Poland (in the north).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Olomouc Region” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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