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Olomouc

City

Horní náměstí — the largest square in Olomouc
(on right, the Holy Trinity Column; to the left, Olomouc City Hall with astronomical clock)

Flag	Coat of arms

Country

Czech Republic

Region

Olomouc

District

Olomouc

River

Morava

Elevation

219 m (719 ft)

Coordinates

49°36′N 17°15′E / 49.600°N 17.250°E

Area

103.36 km² (39.91 sq mi)

Population

101,003 (26.3.2011)

Density

987 /km² (2,556 /sq mi)

Founded

10th century

- First mentioned

1017

Mayor

Antonín Staněk

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

Olomouc is the sixth largest city in the Czech Republic. It is in the center of the historical region Moravia. In the past, Olomouc was a capital city of Moravia. The city has about 102,000 residents. Its larger urban zone has a population of about 480,000 people.

There are many churches and historical buildings. There is beautiful Holy Trinity Column in the centre. UNESCO has this column on the list of World Heritage Sites. There is a nice astronomical clock.

Lower courtyard of the University Art Centre (former Jesuit College building) with the so-called "Jewish Gate", which is part of the original fortification.

Its university is the oldest in Moravia and second oldest in the Czech Republic. The university was founded in 1573 as part of effort to reestablish Roman Catholicism in the country. Roughly nine out of ten people of the Czech Crown lands were Protestants at the time.