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Velehrad
Sign in to saveVelehrad is a municipality and village in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. It is known for the former Cistercian monastery with the Basilica of the Assumption of Mary and Saints Cyril and Methodius, which is the most famous Christian pilgrimage site in the country.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Velehrad
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- Municipality
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- Klášter cisterciáků (Velehrad) 1.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Basilica of Saints Cyril and Methodius
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- Velehrad CZ flag.gif
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- Velehrad CZ CoA.jpg
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Zlín
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- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Uherské Hradiště
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- Czech Republic
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- 1
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- Location in the Czech Republic
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- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- 1205
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 22.25
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 219
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Velehrad is a municipality and village in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. It is known for the former Cistercian monastery with the Basilica of the Assumption of Mary and Saints Cyril and Methodius, which is the most famous Christian pilgrimage site in the country.
==Geography== Velehrad is located about northwest of Uherské Hradiště and southwest of Zlín. It lies mostly in the Chřiby highlands, only the southernmost part of the municipal territory extends into the Kyjov Hills. The highest point is the hill Kamenný kopec at above sea level. The built-up area lies in the valley of the Salaška Stream.