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73-522: Lipník nad Bečvou is made up of five town parts and villages: Lipník nad Bečvou is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) northeast of Přerov and 23 km (14 mi) southeast of Olomouc . It lies in the Moravian Gate lowland. A small northeastern part of the municipal territory extends into the Nízký Jeseník mountain range and contains the highest point of Lipník nad Bečvou, which

146-472: A forced labour camp in the Chválkovice district. After Olomouc was liberated, Czech residents took back the original name of the city square. When the retreating German army passed through the city in the final weeks of the war, they shot at its 15th-century astronomical clock, leaving only a few pieces intact (these are held in the local museum). The city was restored to Czechoslovakia, although with

219-420: A wedding , or a funeral service. In some religious traditions they are used within the liturgy of the church service to signify to people that a particular part of the service has been reached. A bell tower may have a single bell, or a collection of bells which are tuned to a common scale. They may be stationary and chimed, rung randomly by swinging through a small arc, or swung through a full circle to enable

292-513: A Soviet-installed communist regime with stayed in power until the Fall of Communism in the 1980s. In the 1950s, the clock was reconstructed under the influence of Soviet government; it features a procession of proletarians rather than saints. After the war, the government participated in the expulsion of ethnic Germans from the country, following the Allied leaders' Potsdam Agreement , which redefined

365-459: A considerable sum of money has been invested will generally have a real set of bells. Some churches have an exconjuratory in the bell tower, a space where ceremonies were conducted to ward off weather-related calamities, like storms and excessive rain. The main bell tower of the Cathedral of Murcia has four. In Christianity , many churches ring their church bells from belltowers three times

438-672: A day, at 6   a.m., noon, and 6   p.m., to call the faithful to recite the Angelus , a prayer recited in honour of the Incarnation of God . Oriental Orthodox Christians , such as Copts and Indians , use a breviary such as the Agpeya and Shehimo to pray the canonical hours seven times a day while facing in the eastward direction ; church bells are tolled, especially in monasteries, to mark these seven fixed prayer times (cf. Psalm 119:164 ). The Christian tradition of

511-782: A day, at 9 am, 12 pm and 3 pm to summon the Christian faithful to recite the Lord's Prayer ; the injunction to pray the Lord's prayer thrice daily was given in Didache 8, 2 f., which, in turn, was influenced by the Jewish practice of praying thrice daily found in the Old Testament , specifically in Psalm 55:17 , which suggests "evening and morning and at noon", and Daniel 6:10 , in which

584-478: A flat fertile land of the Upper Morava Valley . The eastern spur of the municipal territory (the villages of Lošov, Radíkov and Svatý Kopeček) extends into the Nízký Jeseník range and includes the highest point of Olomouc, a hill at 444 m (1,457 ft) above sea level. The Litovelské Pomoraví Protected Landscape Area extends into the territory of Olomouc in the north. The Morava River and

657-502: A municipal building, an educational establishment, or a tower built specifically to house a carillon . Church bell towers often incorporate clocks, and secular towers usually do, as a public service. The term campanile ( / ˌ k æ m p ə ˈ n iː l i , - l eɪ / , also US : / ˌ k ɑː m -/ , Italian: [kampaˈniːle] ), from the Italian campanile , which in turn derives from campana , meaning "bell",

730-497: A strong cultural significance ( Russian Orthodox bell ringing ), and churches were constructed with bell towers (see also List of tall Orthodox Bell towers ). Bell towers (Chinese: Zhonglou , Japanese: Shōrō ) are common in China and the countries of related cultures . They may appear both as part of a temple complex and as an independent civic building, often paired with a drum tower , as well as in local church buildings. Among

803-659: Is HC Olomouc , playing in the Czech Extraliga (top tier). It plays its home matches at Zimní stadion Olomouc . RC Olomouc is a rugby club, playing in the third-tier competition. On the north west side and adjacent of the Andrův stadion was a facility called the Spartakiad Stadium, which was built after World War II. The stadium was used for various purposes and promoted the Spartakiad , most notably during

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876-469: Is Saint Wenceslas Cathedral founded before 1107 in the compound of the Olomouc Castle . At the end of the 19th century, the cathedral was rebuilt in the neo-Gothic style. It kept many features of the original church, which had renovations and additions reflecting styles of different ages: Romanesque crypt, Gothic cloister, Baroque chapels. The highest of the three spires is 328 ft (100 m),

949-527: Is 20.3 °C (68.5 °F), and the coldest month is −1.4 °C (29.5 °F) in January. The annual precipitation is 532.3 millimetres (20.96 in), of which July is the wettest with 78.7 millimetres (3.10 in), while February is the driest with only 21.5 millimetres (0.85 in). The extreme temperature throughout the year ranged from −27.9 °C (−18.2 °F) on 25 January 2006 to 37.2 °C (99.0 °F) on 3 and 8 August 2013. As early as

1022-427: Is a scale model of the entire old town in bronze. Asteroid 30564 Olomouc was named after the city. Olomouc is twinned with: Bell tower A bell tower is a tower that contains one or more bells , or that is designed to hold bells even if it has none. Such a tower commonly serves as part of a Christian church , and will contain church bells , but there are also many secular bell towers, often part of

1095-564: Is home to the professional football club SK Sigma Olomouc playing in the Czech First League . Its reserve team, SK Sigma Olomouc B, plays in the Czech National Football League . Sigma Olomouc plays its home matches at Andrův stadion with a capacity of 12,474 seats, which regularly hosts international matches as well. The second football club in the city is 1. HFK Olomouc . The city's ice hockey club

1168-578: Is represented by a single screen Kino Metropol (opened in 1933) and three multiplexes. Palacký University, the oldest in Moravia and second oldest in the Czech Republic, was founded in 1573 as part of an effort to reestablish Roman Catholicism in the country. At the time, roughly nine out of ten inhabitants of the Czech Crown lands were Protestants. Most of its faculties were suppressed in

1241-462: Is synonymous with bell tower ; though in English usage campanile tends to be used to refer to a free standing bell tower. A bell tower may also in some traditions be called a belfry , though this term may also refer specifically to the substructure that houses the bells and the ringers rather than the complete tower. The tallest free-standing bell tower in the world, 113.2 metres (371 ft) high,

1314-599: Is the Mortegliano Bell Tower, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, Italy . Bells are rung from a tower to enable them to be heard at a distance. Church bells can signify the time for worshippers to go to church for a communal service , and can be an indication of the fixed times of daily Christian prayer , called the canonical hours , which number seven and are contained in breviaries . They are also rung on special occasions such as

1387-477: Is the city hall, completed in the 15th century. It is flanked on one side by a gothic chapel, now adapted and operated as the Olomouc Museum of Art. It has a tower 250 ft (76 m) high, adorned with an astronomical clock in an uncommon Socialist Realist style. The original 15th-century clock was destroyed at the end of World War II. It was reconstructed in 1947–1955 by Karel Svolinský , who used

1460-625: Is the hill Juřacka at 589 metres (1,932 ft) above sea level. The town is situated on the right bank of the Bečva River. The first written mention of Lipník is from 1238. It was a settlement on an important trade route that passed through the Moravian Gate and led to Silesia . Between 1256 and 1266, Drahotuš Castle was founded on a nearby hill and Lipník became the economic centre of the newly established estate. King John of Bohemia bought Lipník probably from Duke Nicholas I and then sold

1533-713: Is the home of the Moravian Theatre Olomouc ( Moravské divadlo ) and the Moravian Philharmonic ( Moravská filharmonie Olomouc ). In 2023 it was decided, they will be merged in one institution. Olomouc is also the centre of the ethnographic region of Haná . As a student city with 2nd oldest university in town, Olomouc offers many cultural events and festivals: Academia Film Olomouc , Festival of Animated Film (PAF), Divadelní Flora and many others. There are several theatre venues (including Divadlo na cucky, Divadlo Tramtarie or Divadlo K3). Cinema

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1606-592: Is the so-called " Leaning Tower of Pisa ", which is the campanile of the Duomo di Pisa in Pisa , Italy . In 1999 thirty-two Belgian belfries were added to the UNESCO 's list of World Heritage Sites . In 2005 this list was extended with one Belgian and twenty-three Northern French belfries and is since known as Belfries of Belgium and France . Most of these were attached to civil buildings, mainly city halls, as symbols of

1679-484: The Christian Church . By the 11th century, bells housed in belltowers became commonplace. Historic bell towers exist throughout Europe. The Irish round towers are thought to have functioned in part as bell towers. Famous medieval European examples include Bruges ( Belfry of Bruges ), Ypres ( Cloth Hall, Ypres ), Ghent ( Belfry of Ghent ). Perhaps the most famous European free-standing bell tower, however,

1752-512: The Dagome iudex document ( c.  991 ) as Alemura . All of Moravia was part of Poland between 1003 and 1031 during the reign of Bolesław I the Brave and partly Mieszko II Lambert . The first certain mention of the city dates back to 1017. Moravia was under Bohemian rule since 1031 (according to some Czech historians, since 1019 or 1021). The bishopric of Olomouc was founded in 1063. It

1825-580: The Přemyslid government and one of the appanage princes. In 1306 King Wenceslas III stopped here on his way to Poland. He was going to fight Władysław I the Elbow-high to claim his rights to the Polish crown and was assassinated. With his death, the whole Přemyslid dynasty died out. The city was officially founded in the mid-13th century and became one of the most important trade and power centres in

1898-557: The Roman gods Jupiter (image) , Mercury (image) , Triton (image) , Neptune and Hercules (image) . One features Julius Caesar , the legendary founder of the city (image) . In the 21st century, an Arion fountain was added to the main square, inspired by the older project. In front of the astronomical clock on the Horní ("Upper") Square, which is the largest square in Olomouc,

1971-487: The Thirty Years' War caused a significant decline in population and economic losses. The stagnation of the town lasted until the 1840s when the town gates and some bastions were demolished, the imperial road was relocated and, above all, Emperor Ferdinand Northern Railway was built. Lipník became an important transhipment point, which brought a new economic impetus. Large markets were held here and crafts developed. In

2044-541: The gord at Předhradí, a quarter of the inner city (the eastern, smaller part of the medieval centre). This settlement survived the defeat of the Great Moravia (c. 907) and gradually became the capital of the province of Moravia. Around 981–990, the Polish Duke Mieszko I took the Moravian Gate and Olomouc as an important place at the intersection of trade routes. Olomouc probably was mentioned in

2117-607: The sixth largest city in the country . It is the administrative centre of the Olomouc Region . Located on the Morava River, the city is the ecclesiastical metropolis and was a historical co-capital city of Moravia , before having been occupied by the Swedish army during the Thirty Years' War . The historic city centre is well preserved and is protected by law as urban monument reservation . The Holy Trinity Column

2190-467: The 16th century, owned by the Pernsteins, Lipník experienced economic growth and general prosperity. The town fortifications were strengthened and guilds were established. The Jewish population was documented from 1454, a Jewish quarter was formed in the first third of the 16th century at the latest. In 1580, Lipník was obtained by marriage by Peter Vok of Rosenberg , but he was forced to sell it to

2263-614: The 17th and 18th centuries. When the Austrian-born composer and musician Philip J. Rittler accepted a post at the Wenceslas Cathedral in the latter 17th century, he felt it necessary to learn Czech. With the continued dominance of the Habsburgs and migration of ethnic Germans into the area, the use of Czech declined. By the 19th century, the number of ethnic Germans in the city were recorded as three times higher than

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2336-653: The 1850s by the Habsburg régime in retaliation for professor and student support for the 1848 revolution and the Czech National Revival . The university was fully restored in 1946; it was renamed Palacký University of Olomouc . The university plays a very important role in the life of the city: with over 25,200 students (including those at Moravian College Olomouc), Olomouc has the highest density of university students in Central Europe. Many of

2409-653: The 1950s and 1960s. The site also held motorcycle speedway and hosted a final round of the Czechoslovak Individual Speedway Championship in 1964, 1968 and 1969. Olomouc contains several large squares, the chief of which is adorned with the Holy Trinity Column , designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site . The column is 115 ft (35 m) high and was built between 1716 and 1754. The city has numerous historic religious buildings. The most prominent church

2482-466: The 7th century, a gord of the early Slavs developed in the present-day quarter of Povel. It was probably an administrative centre of a larger unit. Povel is considered one of the three most important Moravian localities of the early Middle Ages. In the early 9th century, the gord was conquered and completely disappeared. A new centre, where the Great Moravian governor resided, developed at

2555-535: The Bruntálský of Vrbno family in 1593. They had built a Renaissance castle here in 1609. The properties of the Bruntálský of Vrbno family were confiscated after Bohemian Revolt , and the town was acquired by Cardinal Franz von Dietrichstein . His house owned Lipník until 1858. In 1634, Franz von Dietrichstein invited the Piarists into the town. They operated here until 1884. The plague epidemic of 1623–1624 and

2628-470: The Central European borders, although many of these people's families had lived for two centuries in the region. There were the statue of the first president T. G. Masaryk reconstructed as a symbol of come back of democracy on Masaryk street after "velvet revolution" in 1990. Its inner city is the third-largest urban monument reservation in the country, after Prague. The Olomouc agglomeration

2701-487: The Thirty Years' War increased the influence of courtly Habsburg and Austrian/German-language culture. The "Germanification" of the town likely resulted from the cosmopolitan nature of the city; as the cultural, administrative and religious centre of the region, it drew officials, musicians and traders from all over Europe. Despite these influences, Czech dominated, particularly in ecclesiastical publications throughout

2774-459: The church of Saint Wenceslaus in 1141 (the date is still disputed, other suggestions are 1131, 1134) under bishop Jindřich Zdík . The bishop's palace was built in the Romanesque architectural style. The bishopric acquired large tracts of land, especially in northern Moravia, and was one of the richest in the area. Olomouc became one of the most important settlements in Moravia and a seat of

2847-461: The city and attracted more Czechs from neighbouring villages. The city council preferred Olomouc to be smaller and predominantly German. Greater expansion came after World War I and the establishment of Czechoslovakia . In 1919 Olomouc annexed two neighbouring towns and 11 surrounding villages, gaining new space for additional growth and development. Serious tensions arose between ethnic Czechs and Germans during both world wars. During World War II ,

2920-535: The city expelled its Jewish population as part of a wave of anti-Semitism, also seen in Spain and Portugal . The second half of the 15th century is considered the start of Olomouc's golden age. It hosted several royal meetings, and Matthias Corvinus was elected here as King of Bohemia (in fact anti-king) by the estates in 1469. In 1479 two kings of Bohemia ( Vladislaus II and Matthias Corvinus) met here and concluded an agreement ( Peace of Olomouc of 1479) for splitting

2993-626: The city was under German occupation and most of the city's ethnic German residents sided with the Nazis ; the German-run city council renamed the main square (until then named after president T. G. Masaryk ) after Adolf Hitler . World War II brought a rise in anti-semitism and attacks on the Jews that reflected what was happening in Germany. On Kristallnacht (10 November 1938), townspeople destroyed

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3066-515: The city's services are student-oriented. They close during holidays and the university exam periods. During the summer holiday, the trams run solo (apart from rush-hours), while during the university sessions, the lines are served by two coupled trams. The university buildings comprise about a third of the city's heritage centre; notable ones include the University Art Centre and the so-called Armoury (now Central Library). Olomouc

3139-513: The city. The first train arrived in Olomouc on 17 October 1841 from Vienna . In 1845, the first omnibuses connected the railway station and the center of Olomouc. In 1899, omnibuses were replaced with trams. The main railway station in Olomouc ( Olomouc hlavní nádraží ) is an important railway junction. The city is connected with Prague , Ostrava , Brno , Zlín and Břeclav . Passenger trains of all categories operated by České dráhy , RegioJet and LEO Express make stops there. The city

3212-639: The city. The Pope promoted the church to Minor Basilica . Several monasteries are in Olomouc, including Hradisko Monastery , Convent of Dominican Sisters in Olomouc and others. Other notable destinations are the Olomouc Orthodox Church , consecrated to Saint Gorazd  [ cs ] , and the Mausoleum of Yugoslav Soldiers . This monument commemorates 1,188 Yugoslav soldiers who died during World War I in local hospitals after being wounded on battlefields. The principal secular building

3285-602: The country. Participating in the Protestant Reformation , Moravia became mostly Protestant. During the Thirty Years' War , in 1640 Olomouc was occupied by the Swedes for eight years. They left the city in ruins, and as a result it lost its predominant place in Moravia, becoming second to Brno . In 1740 the town was captured and briefly held by the Prussians . Olomouc was fortified by Maria Theresa during

3358-574: The enemy, he was tortured but did not reveal anything because of the Seal of Confession and died. The torture rack and Sarkander's gravestone are preserved here. He was canonized by Pope John Paul II during his visit in Olomouc in 1995. John Paul II also visited Svatý Kopeček ("The Holy Hillock"), which has the magnificent Baroque Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary. It overlooks

3431-491: The estate to the lords of Kravaře in 1325. The settlement prospered and developed because according to a deed from 1349, Lipník was already a rich town. During the rule of the lords of Kravaře, Lipník obtained various privileges. Lipník was owned by the lord of Sovinec in 1447–1467 and by the Kostka of Postupice family in 1467–1475. In 1475, the estate was bought by William II of Pernstein and attached to his extensive assets. In

3504-577: The first learned society in the lands under control of the Austrian Habsburgs , the Societas eruditorum incognitorum in terris Austriacis , was founded in Olomouc to spread Enlightenment ideas. Its monthly Monatliche Auszüge was the first scientific journal published in the Habsburg empire. Largely because of its ecclesiastical links to Austria, Salzburg in particular, the city

3577-495: The governing Přemyslid dynasty , stood nearby. Church of Saint Maurice , a fine Gothic building of the 15th century, has the 6th-largest church organ in Central Europe. Church of Saint Michael is notable. The Neo-baroque Chapel of Saint John Sarkander stands on the site of a former town prison. At the beginning of the Thirty Years' War , the Catholic priest John Sarkander was imprisoned here. Accused of collaboration with

3650-588: The government-approved style of the time, featuring proletarians rather than saints. This is also the reason why the clock's calendar represents some of the most important days of the Communist regime. Olomouc has unique set of six Baroque fountains. They survived in such number thanks to the city council's caution. While most European cities were removing old fountains after building water-supply piping, Olomouc decided to keep them as reservoirs in case of fire. The fountains feature ancient Roman motifs; five portray

3723-847: The greater power the cities in the region got in the Middle Ages; a small number of buildings not connected with a belfry, such as bell towers of—or with their—churches, also occur on this same list ( details ). In the Middle Ages , cities sometimes kept their important documents in belfries. Not all are on a large scale; the "bell" tower of Katúň , in Slovakia , is typical of the many more modest structures that were once common in country areas. Archaic wooden bell towers survive adjoining churches in Lithuania and as well as in some parts of Poland . In Orthodox Eastern Europe bell ringing also has

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3796-462: The high degree of control of English change ringing . They may house a carillon or chimes , in which the bells are sounded by hammers connected via cables to a keyboard. These can be found in many churches and secular buildings in Europe and America including college and university campuses. A variety of electronic devices exist to simulate the sound of bells, but any substantial tower in which

3869-459: The immediate surroundings, it is protected as a nature monument. The lake is an important stop for migratory birds and is home to one of the largest colonies of black-headed gulls and Mediterranean gulls in the country. Olomouc's climate is classified as humid continental climate ( Köppen Dfb ). Among them, the annual average temperature is 9.6 °C (49.3 °F), the hottest month in July

3942-402: The number of Czechs. After the 1848 revolution , the government rescinded its Jewish expulsion order of 1454. Jews returned to the city and, in 1897, built a synagogue . The Jewish population reached 1,676 in 1900. Olomouc retained its defensive city walls almost until the end of the 19th century. This suited the city council, because demolishing the walls would have allowed for expansion of

4015-472: The original late Renaissance style. It contains three bells, including Jakub from 1464 and Michal , which is one of the largest bells in Moravia. The Renaissance castle was reconstructed in Neoclassical style in the 1860s. Today it houses a part of the municipal office. The castle includes an English-style castle park, founded originally as a French formal garden in the mid-17th century. The terrace on

4088-466: The prophet Daniel prays thrice a day. The early Christians thus came to pray the Lord's Prayer at 9 am, 12 pm and 3 pm; as such, in Christianity, many Lutheran and Anglican churches ring their church bells from belltowers three times a day: in the morning, at noon and in the evening calling Christians to recite the Lord's Prayer. Many Catholic Christian churches ring their bells thrice

4161-708: The region. In the Middle Ages, it was the biggest town in Moravia and competed with Brno for the position of capital. Olomouc finally lost after the Swedes took the city and held it for eight years (1642–1650). In 1235, the Mongols launched an invasion of Europe . After the Battle of Legnica in Poland, the Mongols carried their raids into Moravia, but were defensively defeated at the fortified town of Olomouc. The Mongols subsequently invaded and defeated Hungary . In 1454

4234-425: The ringing of church bells from a belltower is analogous to Islamic tradition of the adhan (call to prayer) from a minaret . Old bell towers which are no longer used for their original purpose may be kept for their historic or architectural value, though in countries with a strong campanological tradition they often continue to have the bells rung. In 400 AD, Paulinus of Nola introduced church bells into

4307-420: The roof of the former stables is arranged as a garden. Next to the castle is located the former Piarist college from 1637–1641, and the Church of Saint Francis of Assisi from 1682–1687. The college is in poor condition and inaccessible; the church is used for cultural purposes. The large Jewish community is commemorated by several monuments, including the former synagogue and two Jewish cemeteries. The synagogue

4380-475: The second half of the 19th century, the town became industrialized. A large fire in 1858 caused Neoclassical reconstructions in the town centre. From 1976 to 1990, Bohuslávky was an administrative part of Lipník nad Bečvou under the name Lipník nad Bečvou II-Bohuslávky. From 1976 to 1991, Týn nad Bečvou was an administrative part of Lipník nad Bečvou under the name Lipník nad Bečvou IV-Týn nad Bečvou. The D1 motorway leading from Přerov to Ostrava bypasses

4453-418: The second-highest in the country (after Cathedral of St. Bartholomew in Plzeň ). The church is next to the Bishop Zdík's Palace (also called the Přemyslid Palace), a Romanesque building built after 1141 by the bishop Jindřich Zdík . It remains one of the most precious monuments of Olomouc: Such an early bishop's palace is unique in Central Europe. The Přemyslid Palace, used as the residence of Olomouc dukes from

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4526-431: The shape of the letter L, and its surroundings, delimited by fragments of the town fortifications. The town centre contains 109 houses, which are protected as cultural monuments. The town square is lined with Renaissance houses with arcades . The town hall was completely reconstructed in the Neoclassical style in 1851. In the middle of the square are two fountains from 1699 and 1859, and a Marian column from 1694. Next to

4599-443: The square is located the parish Church of Saint James the Great. This originally Gothic church was built before 1400. The tower, today 52 metres (171 ft) high, was raised in 1596 and embellished with a Renaissance arcade gallery. In the 1760s, baroque modifications were made and also its contemporary interior was created. The separate bell tower next to the church dates from 1609. It is the only bell tower in Moravia preserved in

4672-401: The stream of Mlýnský potok, which is a branch of the Morava, flow through the city. The Bystřice flows into the Morava at the city centre. The Oskava briefly forms the northern municipal border, before it joins the Morava. Chomoutovské Lake, located in the northern tip of the municipal territory, was created by flooding a gravel quarry and has an area of 85 ha (210 acres). Together with

4745-399: The synagogue. In March 1939, city police arrested 800 Jewish men, and had some deported to the Dachau concentration camp . During 1942–1943, ethnic Germans sent the remaining Jews to Theresienstadt and other German concentration camps in occupied Poland . Fewer than 300 of the city's Jews survived the Holocaust . The Germans also established and operated a Gestapo prison in the city, and

4818-425: The town in the north. The branch of the motorway, which continues as the D35 leading to Olomouc, separates from D1 on the municipal border. Lipník nad Bečvou is located on the international railway line Prague – Púchov and on the regional line Přerov – Valašské Meziříčí . Lipník nad Bečvou has a valuable historic core with highly preserved original layout. The town centre is formed by the T. G. Masaryk Square in

4891-408: The wars with Frederick the Great , who besieged the city unsuccessfully for seven weeks in 1758. In 1848 Olomouc was the scene of the emperor Ferdinand 's abdication. Two years later, Austrian and German statesmen held a conference here called the Punctation of Olmütz . At the conference, they agreed to restore the German Confederation and Prussia accepted leadership by the Austrians. In 1746

4964-505: Was a Roman fort founded by Roman legionnaires under the command of Julius Caesar . The fort was called Iuliomontium or Julimons , and the name Olomouc was derived from it. Although archaeologists have found traces of a camp of Roman legionnaires, the legend of the presence of Julius Caesar originated in the Renaissance period and nothing confirms it. Olomouc is located about 61 kilometres (38 mi) northeast of Brno and 200 km (120 mi) southeast of Prague . It lies mostly in

5037-465: Was defined as a tool for drawing money from the European Structural and Investment Funds . It is an area that includes the city and its surroundings, linked to the city by commuting and migration. It has about 401,000 inhabitants and also includes the cities of Přerov and Prostějov . Public transport in Olomouc is provided by trams and buses. Local railway services from Olomouc main railway station to Senice na Hané and Prostějov make stops around

5110-442: Was first mentioned in 1540 and was built shortly before that, together with the town walls. It is the second oldest preserved synagogue in the country. Today it serves as a prayer house of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church . Lipník nad Bečvou is twinned with: Olomouc Olomouc ( Czech: [ˈolomouts] ; German : Olmütz ) is a city in the Czech Republic . It has about 102,000 inhabitants, making it

5183-426: Was influenced by German culture since the Middle Ages . Demographics before censuses can only be interpreted from other documents. The town's ecclesiastical constitution, the meetings of the Diet and the locally printed hymnal, were recorded in Czech in the mid-16th and 17th centuries. The first treatise on music in Czech was published in Olomouc in the mid-16th century. The political and social changes that followed

5256-542: Was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000 for its quintessential Baroque style and symbolic value. Olomouc is made up of 26 administrative parts: The origin of the name is unknown. According to the most frequently considered theory, it was derived from the personal name Olmút, meaning "Olmút's" (castle, court). Another theory says that the name was derived from the Proto-Slavic words ol ('beer') and mútit ('to make noise'). According to legend, there

5329-434: Was possibly re-founded because there are some unclear references to bishops of Moravia in the 10th century—if they were not only missionary bishops, but representatives of some remains of regular church organization, then it is very likely that these bishops had their seat in Olomouc. Centuries later in 1777, it was raised to the rank of an archbishopric . The bishopric was moved from the church of St. Peter (since destroyed) to

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