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Prostějov
Sign in to saveProstějov (; ) 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 zone.
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Prostějov is a statutory city and municipality in the Czech Republic, situated within the Prostějov District of the Olomoucký region. Historically part of Moravia, the city has its earliest written records dating to 1141 and 1201. It shares borders with Mostkovice, Smržice, Výšovice, and Určice, and contains the administrative entities of Čechovice, Čechůvky, Domamyslice, and Krasice.
The city has a population of 50,074 and covers an area of 39.040023 square kilometers. Located at an elevation of 223 meters above sea level, Prostějov operates in the UTC+01:00 and UTC+02:00 time zones. Its postal codes include 796 01, 796 03, 796 04, and 798 11, while its license plate code is M.
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Place details
- Locality
- Prostějov
- Region
- Olomoucký
- Country
- Česko
- Population
- 43,408
- Timezone
- Europe/Prague
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Prostějov
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Statutory city
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Prostějov - náměstí Tomáše Garrigue Masaryka - View East IV.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- T. G. Masaryka Square
- Settlement.image_flag
- Prostejov_prapor.png
- Settlement.image_shield
- Prostejov CoA CZ.png
- 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.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- František Jura
- Settlement.established_title
- First mentioned
- Settlement.established_date
- 1141
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Prostějov
- Country
- Czech Republic
- Population
- 44857
- Area
- 39.040023
- Elevation
- 223
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Seloutky
- Headquarters
- Prostějov
- Legal form
- municipality of the Czech Republic
- Official website
- www.prostejov.eu
- Image
- Prostějov, náměstí TGM západ.jpg
- Licence plate code
- M
Show 16 more facts
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Prostějov
- Commons category
- Prostějov
- topic's main category
- Category:Prostějov
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Prostějov
- postal code
- 798 11
- described by source
- Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
- time of earliest written record
- 1201-01-01
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Prostějov
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- historical region
- Moravia
- P6482
- Prostějov
- number of houses
- 6321
- native label
- Prostějov
- mean age
- 44.1
- P12749
- Galilean moons
- web feed URL
- www.prostejov.eu/rss.xml
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Travel guide
Understand
Prostějov was established in the 12th century. In the 14th century it was important trade city with German and Jewish communities. The city was damaged during the Hussite wars. Among most important owners were Perštejns who built city fortification (to nowadays just little fragments survived) and city chateaux. Strong development also occurred during the Lichteštejn´s era in the 16th century. At the end of the 19th century and at the first part of 20 century many architecturally valuable buildings were built in historicism, art nouveau and functionalism. During this time there is also big spread of textile industry. Before the Second World War, Prostějov had strong German-speaking Jewish community. In Prostějov Edmund Husserl, Jiří Wolker and Otto Wichterle were born.
See
Prostějov is an interesting city mainly because of its architecture. The most important buildings are: The National House and Theatre – built between 1905 and 1907 in the style “art nouveau” by architect Jan Kotěra. Nowadays there is stylish café and theatre. The New City Hall – built between 1909 and 1914 by architect K. H. Kepka. The Old City Hall – built during the Renaissance era. Now it is the City Museum.
Eat
In the centre of the city, there are many cheap restaurants with daily menus around €3-5 for a meal.
Connect
As of July 2024, Prostějov and its approach roads have 5G from all Czech carriers.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Administrative division
- Etymology
- Geography
- History
- Demographics
- Economy
- Transport
- Sport
- Sights
- Ecclesiastical monuments
- Notable people
- Twin towns – sister cities
- References
- External links
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 zone.
AČR special forces unit 601. skss is based in Prostějov.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Prostějov” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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