Hranice

town in Olomouc Region, Czech Republic

Key facts

Country: Czech Republic
Region: Olomouc
District: Přerov
Founded: 12th century
Mayor: Daniel Vitonský
Total: 49.78 km (19.22 sq mi)
Elevation: 250 m (820 ft)
Density: 359.8/km (931.8/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC+1 ( CET )
Summer dst: UTC+2 ( CEST )
Postal codes: 753 01, 753 54, 753 61
Website: www .mesto-hranice .cz

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Official website

Oficiální stránky města | Město Hranice

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Hranice
Population: 18397
Area: 49.775368
Elevation: 250
Official website: www.mesto-hranice.cz
Image: Hranice, Čechova.JPG
Licence plate code: M

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Commons category: Hranice (Přerov District)
time of earliest written record: 1276-01-17
email address: mailto:[email protected]
Commons gallery: Hranice (Přerov District)
postal code: 753 61
native label: Hranice
number of houses: 2732
mean age: 43.8
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Hranice ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦraɲɪtsɛ]; German: Mährisch Weißkirchen) is a town in Přerov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 18,000 inhabitants. The town is located on the Bečva River and is known for the Hranice Abyss, the deepest flooded pit cave in the world.

Hranice is an industrial city and railway junction. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Among the main landmarks are the Church of the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist and the Hranice Castle.