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Olomouc is fifth biggest city in Czech Republic. The town is the seat of the district government of the Olomouc region. Olomouc boasts a concentration of Baroque architecture second only to Prague.

Olomouc was founded as a royal town near the river Morava in the early 13th century. The history of settlements here is much older. In the mid-11th century a přemyslovský castle is mention; the Moravian bishopric was founded here at that time. There are numerous religious monuments, such as the Bishop’s Cathedral of St. Wenceslas, surrounded with residential buildings with the former castle and canonry houses. The Bishop’s palace is an outstanding monument with a complex design of windows. In the building of the capitulary dean the last přemyslovský King, Wenceslas III, was murdered in 1306.

The second significant section of the town is the western part with the Upper and the Lower Squares. The remarkable rectory Church of St. Maurice and the extensive Town Hall with a bay chapel and a modern astronomical clock date from the Gothic period.

After the Thirty Years War the town was magnificently rebuilt in the Baroque style. Besides the buildings of the Jesuit order, the Archbishop’s Palace or the nearby pilgrimage place called “Svatý kopeček” (Holy Hill), a unique complex of six Baroque fountains and plague columns has been preserved. On the site of a large Baroque fort a green zone of parks and orchards was founded in the 19th century.

Popular Hotels in Olomouc

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Olomouc Travel Blogs

Autumn in Olomouc
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Nov 20, 2007 – Jul 03, 2008
I spent in my hometown Olomouc two weeks in July, here are some pictures from my stay, think those pictures aren't so melancholic like pictures I made in winter...
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A Beer City in a weed country!
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CFD
Dec 31, 2007 – Feb 25, 2008
I met a guy who told me that Olomouc (pronounced Olomonts / Olmutz) was a beer city in a weed country. The reason was that Olomouc comes from Olmutz , which where supposed to mean the some of the raw materials you need from making bear in old german. Moravia was called hana , which also is supposed…
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Czech Republic, Poland 2008-2009: Olomouc Travel Photos
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Dec 30, 2008 – Jan 05, 2009
It's a great pleasure just to walk and look around there!
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