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Olomouc Region

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Also known as Olomoucký kraj

region of the Czech Republic

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The Olomouc Region is an administrative area in the Czech Republic located in the eastern part of the country. It is one of the country's 13 regions and serves as an important cultural and economic center for eastern Bohemia.

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Research organization · ROR

Type
Government
Founded
2000
Location
Olomouc, Czechia
Also known as
Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic
Status
Active

ISNI 0000 0004 0611 3989

Wikidata facts

Official name
Olomoucký kraj
Located in
Czech Republic
Capital
Olomouc
Population
631500
Area
5271.54
Elevation
234
Shares border with
Moravian-Silesian Region
Headquarters
Olomouc
Official website
www.olkraj.cz
Image
Olomouc-Horní náměstí.JPG
Nominal GDP
219900000000
Licence plate code
M
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inception
2000-11-12
category of associated people
Category:People from the Olomouc Region
Commons category
Olomouc Region
topic's main category
Category:Olomouc Region
category for people born here
Category:Births in Olomouc Region
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Olomouc Region
twinned administrative body
Province of Reggio Emilia
mean age
43.3
native label
Olomoucký kraj
number of houses
147306
topic has template
Template:Olomouc Region
P11012
Q4869
phone number
+420 585 508 111
fax number
+420 585 508 813
email address
mailto:[email protected]
web feed URL
www.olkraj.cz/rss
number of viewers/listeners
461426
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Encyclopedic overview

Olomouc Region (Czech: Olomoucký kraj; German: Olmützer Region, pronounced [ˈɔlmʏt͡sɐ ʁeˈɡi̯oːn]; Polish: Kraj ołomuniecki) is an administrative unit (Czech: kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western and central part of its historical region of Moravia (Morava) and in a small part of the historical region of Czech Silesia (České Slezsko). It is named for its capital Olomouc.

Olomouc region borders with the Moravian-Silesian Region (in the east), Zlín Region (in the south-east), South Moravian Region (in the south-west) and Pardubice Region (in the west). Furthermore, the region shares a 104 km long border with Poland (in the north).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Olomouc Region” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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