Drahany

Drahany is a market town in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Drahany
Settlement.settlement_type: Market town
Settlement.image_skyline: Kostel svatého Jana Křtitele, Drahany, okres Prostějov.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Church of Saint John the Baptist
Settlement.image_flag: Drahany_CZ_flag.png
Settlement.image_shield: Coa_Czech_Town_Drahany.svg
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

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Etymology
Geography
History
Demographics
Transport
Sights
Notable people
References
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Drahany is a market town in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

==Etymology== According to one theory, the name is derived from the personal name Drahan. According to other theory, it is derived from the old Czech word draha (i.e. 'way', 'road') and referred to a road from Brno to Prostějov that led this way.