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Coordinates: 49°35′38″N 17°15′3″E / 49.59389, 17.25083
Olomouc
City
none Panorama of Olomouc from southwest
Panorama of Olomouc from southwest
Flag
Coat of arms
Country Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
Region Olomouc
District Olomouc
River Morava
Elevation 219 m (719 ft)
Coordinates 49°35′38″N 17°15′3″E / 49.59389, 17.25083
Area 103. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Since January 1 2000 (according to Czech law # 129/2000 o krajích ( about Counties) replacing older paragraph 1/ 1993 in the Czech Constitution Olomouc Region (Olomoucký kraj is an administrative unit (kraj of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western and central part of its historical region of Moravia In 1960 Czechoslovakia was re-divided into Districts ( Okres, plural okresy) often without regard to traditional division and Olomouc District (Okres Olomouc is a district ( Okres) within the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. The Morava (March is a River in Central Europe. It is the most important river of Moravia, which derives its name from it The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit 36 km² (39. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 91 sq mi)
Population 110,381 (2006)
Density 1,068 /km² (2,766 /sq mi)
Founded 10th century
 - First mentioned 1017
Mayor Martin Novotný
Postal code 779 00
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Name Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc
Year 2000 (#24)
Number 859
Region Europe and North America
Criteria i, iv
Location in the Czech Republic
Location in the Czech Republic
Location in the Czech Republic
Wikimedia Commons: Olomouc
Website: http://www.olomoucko.cz/

Olomouc (IPA: [ˈolomoʊ̯ts]) (local Haná dialect Olomóc or Holomóc, German Olmütz, Polish Ołomuniec, Latin Eburum or Olomucium) is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex The Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc is a magnificent Baroque monument in the Czech Republic, built in 1716&ndash 1754 in honour of God. A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Europe. Asia Minor, Cyprus, all of the Aegean Islands, the Canaries A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex Czech (ˈʧɛk čeština ˈʧɛʃcɪna in Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers it is the majority language in the The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Moravia (Morava; Morawy Moravie Moravia is a historical region in central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, one of the former Czech lands. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, The city is located on the Morava river and is the ecclesiastical metropolis of Moravia. The Morava (March is a River in Central Europe. It is the most important river of Moravia, which derives its name from it

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Architecture of Olomouc

town hall with astronomical clock
town hall with astronomical clock

Olomouc contains several large squares, the chief of which is adorned with Holy Trinity Column, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. An astronomical clock is a Clock with special Mechanisms and Dials to display Astronomical information such as the relative positions of The Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc is a magnificent Baroque monument in the Czech Republic, built in 1716&ndash 1754 in honour of God. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on November 16 A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex The column is 115 ft (35 m) high and was built in 1716–1754. Marian columns are religious monuments built in honour of the Virgin Mary, often in thanksgiving for the ending of a plague or for some other help

The most prominent church is the Saint Wenceslas cathedral. Saint Wenceslas Cathedral ( Czech language: Katedrála svatého Václava) is a neo-gothic Cathedral at Wenceslas square in Olomouc In the end of the 19th century it was rebuilt in neo-Gothic style, but it kept many parts from the original church, which had also been rebuilt many times (Romanesque crypt, Gothic cloister, Baroque chapels). The highest of its three spires is 328 ft (100 m) The church neighbours with the Romanesque Bishop’s Palace (often incorrectly called the Přemyslid Palace), a 12th century Romanesque building. (image) The real Přemyslid Palace, i. e. the residence of Olomouc members of the governing Přemyslid Dynasty, used to stand nearby.

The Saint Moritz Church, a fine Gothic building of the 15th century, and the Saint Michael’s Church are also worth mentioning. The Neo-baroque chapel of Saint John Sarkander stands on the place of a former town prison. Neo-Baroque is a term used to describe artistic creations which display important aspects of Baroque style but are not from the Baroque period proper around the 17th-18th Catholic priest John Sarkander was imprisoned here in the beginning of the Thirty Years' War. Saint John Sarkander ( Czech and Polish: Jan Sarkander) (1576 – 1620 was a Polish and Moravian priest For the Mauritanian Thirty Years' War see Char Bouba war. For the band see The 30 Years War. He was accused of collaboration with the enemy and tortured here, but did not reveal anything because of the Seal of Confession, and died. This article concerns a doctrine in the Roman Catholic Church only The torturing rack and Sarkander’s gravestone are preserved here. He was canonized by Pope John Paul II during his visit in Olomouc in 1995. Canonization is the act by which a particular Christian church declares a deceased person to be a Saint and is included in the canon or list of recognized saints Pope

Another place that John Paul II visited here was Svatý Kopeček, a part of Olomouc lying on a hill, with the magnificent Baroque church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary looking down at the city. Pope Baroque art redirects here Please disambiguate such links to Baroque painting, Baroque sculpture, etc The Pope promoted the church to Minor Basilica. The Latin word basilica (derived from Greek, Basiliké Stoà, Royal Stoa) was originally used to describe a Roman

The principal secular building is the town hall, completed in the 15th century, flanked on one side by a gothic chapel, transformed now into a museum. It possesses a tower 250 ft (76 m) high adorned with an astronomical clock. An astronomical clock is a Clock with special Mechanisms and Dials to display Astronomical information such as the relative positions of

The old university founded in 1573 and suppressed in 1860, was reopened in 1946 and called Palacký University. Palacký University of Olomouc is the second-oldest University in Czech Republic.

Olomouc is also proud of its six Baroque fountains. The fountains survived in such a number thanks to cautious policy of the city council. While most European cities were removing old fountains after they had built their water supply piping, Olomouc decided to keep them as water reservoirs in case of fire. For their decoration ancient Roman motifs were used. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC Five of them depict Roman gods Jupiter (image), Mercury (image), Triton (image), Neptune (image) and Hercules (image), and one depicts Julius Caesar, the legendary founder of the city. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC In Roman mythology, Jupiter was the king of the gods and the god of Sky and Thunder. "Alipes" redirects here For the Centipede Genus, see Alipes (centipede. Triton (Τρίτων gen Τρίτωνος is a mythological Greek god, the messenger of the deep In Greek mythology, Poseidon ( Greek:; Latin: Neptūnus) was the god of the Sea and as "Earth-Shaker" Hercules is the Roman name for the Mythical Greek hero Heracles, son of Zeus and the mortal Alcmena. (image)

There are few monasteries in Olomouc, including Hradisko Monastery, Convent of Dominican Sisters in Olomouc and others. Hradisko Monastery ( Czech language: Klášter Hradisko) is a Premonstratensian Monastery in Olomouc in the Czech Republic The Convent of Dominican Sisters in Olomouc was founded in 1287 and functioned as a Convent for the Dominican Sisters until 1782 when it passed over to the Order

History

Olomouc is said to occupy a site of a Roman fort founded in the imperial period, the original name of which, Mons Julii, would have been gradually corrupted to the present form. Olomouc Orthodox Church is an Orthodox church in the city of Olomouc in Moravia, in the Czech Republic. The Mausoleum of Yugoslavian Soldiers is a neoclassical Chapel with an Ossuary containing remains of Yugoslavian soldiers killed in the Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial Though this is just a legend, archaeological excavations revealed remains of a Roman military camp from the time of Marcoman Wars here. The Latin word castra, with its singular castrum, was used by the ancient Romans to mean buildings or plots of land reserved to or constructed for use as a military Marcomanni were a Germanic tribe, probably related to the Buri, Suebi or Suevi

Olomouc was an important centre of the Great Moravian Empire in the 9th and early 10th century. Great Moravia (see Name section was a Slavic state that existed in Central Europe from the 9th century to the early 10th century At a later period it was long the capital of the province of Moravia. Moravia (Morava; Morawy Moravie Moravia is a historical region in central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, one of the former Czech lands. The bishopric of Olomouc was founded in 1063, and raised to the rank of an archbishopric in 1777. In many rites of the Roman Catholic Church and in Anglican churches, a diocese is an administrative territorial unit administered by a Bishop. In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated Bishop. In the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion and others this means that they lead

In 1306 King Wenceslas III stopped here on his way to Poland, where he wanted to fight Wladislaus I the Elbow-high to claim his rights to Polish crown, and was assassinated. Wenceslaus III Premyslid ( Czech and Slovak Václav, German: Wenzel III, Hungarian Vencel, Polish Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Władysław the Short or Elbow-high (or Ladislaus I of Poland) ( Władysław I Łokietek) (1261 - March 2 1333 was a King of Poland. With his death the whole Přemyslid dynasty died out.

Olomouc fortress in 1686
Olomouc fortress in 1686
Olomouc bastion fortress in 1757
Olomouc bastion fortress in 1757

During the Thirty Years' War, in 1640, Olomouc was occupied by the Swedes for eight years. A star fort or trace italienne is a Fortification in the style that evolved during the age of Black powder, when cannons came For the Mauritanian Thirty Years' War see Char Bouba war. For the band see The 30 Years War. During the 17th century despite having scarcely more than 1 million inhabitants Sweden emerged as a Great Power after winning wars against Denmark–Norway, They left the city in ruins and so it ceded its position to Brno. Brno ( IPA:; Brünn is the second-largest City in the Czech Republic. Olomouc was then fortified by Maria Theresa during the wars with Frederick the Great, who besieged the city unsuccessfully for seven weeks in 1758. Maria Theresa (Maria Theresia see also names in other languages; May 13, 1717 November 29 1780) was the Archduchess regnant Frederick II (Friedrich II January 24 1712 August 17 1786) was a King of Prussia (1740&ndash1786 from the In 1848 Olomouc was the scene of the emperor Ferdinand's abdication, and in 1850 an important conference between Austrian and German statesmen called Punctation of Olmütz took place here. Ferdinand ( April 19, 1793 &ndash June 29, 1875) was Emperor of Austria as Ferdinand I, King of Hungary and Croatia and Archduke The Punctation of Olmütz (Olmützer Punktation also called the Agreement of Olmütz, was a treaty between Prussia and Austria, dated November 29 At the conference German Confederation was restored and Prussia submitted its leadership to the Austrians. The German Confederation (Deutscher Bund was the association of Central European states created by the Congress of Vienna in 1815 to serve as the successor to Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state

Largely because of its ecclesiastical links to Austria, Salzburg in particular, the city had a German influence since the Middle Ages. The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as It is difficult assess the ethnic makeup of the town before an accurate census was taken. However, official documents from the second half of the 16th century and early 17th century reveal that the town's ecclesiastical constitution, the meetings of the Diet and the locally printed hymnal, were all in the Czech language. Also, the first treatise on music in the Czech language was published in Olomouc in the mid 16th century. The political and social changes that followed the Thirty Years War increased the influence of courtly Habsburg culture. The 'Germanification' of the town was probably more a result of the cosmopolitan environment of the town than by design. As the cultural, administrative and religious centre of the region, it drew officials, musicians and traders from all over Europe. Despite these influences, the Czech language still persisted, particularly in ecclesiastical publications throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. When the Austrian-born composer and musician Philip J. Rittler accepted a post at the Wenceslas Cathedral in the second half of the seventeenth century, he still felt it necessary to learn Czech. However, the use of the Czech language in official matters went into decline and by the 19th century, the official statistics record that the number of Germans was three times higher than the number of Czechs. [1] Olomouc was enclosed with city walls almost until the end of the 19th century. This suited to the city council, because demolishing the walls would allow extending the city, which would result into settling a lot of Czechs from neighbouring villages. The city council preferred Olomouc smaller, but German. Expansion came after the WWI and establishing Czechoslovakia, when Olomouc integrated two neighbouring towns and 11 surrounding villages and thus gained new space for its growth. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

There were serious tensions between the Czech and German-speaking inhabitants during both world wars (largely brought on by outside provocation). During World War II, most of the towns' German residents sided with the Nazis and the German-run town council renamed the main square after Adolf Hitler. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately The Czech residents changed the name again after the town was liberated. When the retreating German army passed through Olomouc in the final weeks of the war they opened fire on the town's old astronomical clock, leaving only a few pieces (that can now be seen in the local museum). The one that can be seen today is a 1950s reconstruction and features a procession of proletarians rather than saints. Most of the German population was expelled after the war. .

Despite its considerable charms, Olomouc has not been discovered by tourists in the same way that Prague, Český Krumlov and Karlovy Vary have. Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic. Český Krumlov ( pronounced; Krummau an der Moldau or Böhmisch Krummau; Kru' m' au variant is used sometimes Crumlaw is a small City Karlovy Vary ( pronounced, Karlsbad also known in English as Carlsbad) is a spa city situated in western Bohemia, Czech Republic Its inner city is the second-largest historical monuments preserve in the country, after Prague. Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic.

One of Olomouc's famous sons was the film-maker Edgar G. Ulmer, who was born in Olomouc in 1904, but who always preferred to give Vienna as his birthplace, as this sounded less provincial. Edgar G Ulmer ( September 17, 1904 &ndash September 30, 1972) was an Austrian - American film director [2]

Sport

The main football club is SK Sigma Olomouc. SK Sigma Olomouc is a Czech football club from the city of Olomouc.

Sister cities

Olomouc has several sister cities:

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Footnotes

  1. ^ Tichák, Milan (1997). The following is a list of diocesan Bishops and Archbishops of Olomouc Vzpomínky na starou Olomouc. Olomouc: Votobia, 13. ISBN 80-7198-184-2.  
  2. ^ Last year, after research in various archives, Bernd Herzogenrath located the address where Ulmer was born in Olomouc. In 1904, the address was known as “Resselgasse 1, Ort Neugasse. ” Today, the name is Resslova 1. A memorial plaque, designed by artist Bohumil Teplý, commemorating Ulmer's birth home was unveiled on Sept 17, 2006, on the occasion of the ulmerfest 2006 - the First Academic Conference devoted to Ulmer's work. His daughter Arianné Ulmer-Cipes and her family was present at the event.

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Olomouc

-proper noun

  1. A city in the Czech Republic, capital of the Olomouc Region.
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