Olomouc is a statutory and university city in the Czech Republic, the center of the Olomouc Region, the Haná metropolis and the historical metropolis of the whole Moravia. Olomouc is a statutory and university city in the Czech Republic, the Olomouc region, the Haná metropolis and the historical metropolis of Moravia. In the city of 10 336 ha live approximately 100 000 inhabitants and is thus the sixth most populous city in the Czech Republic. In its wider agglomeration, approximately 450,000 inhabitants live.
Olomouc was the center of Moravia in the Middle Ages, the third largest city in the Czech Crown (after Prague and Wroclaw) and the largest town in Moravia. Today it is not only the seat of the Archbishopric and Metropolitan Church of the Moravian Church, but also the center of the Orthodox Church in Moravia. In the field of judicial power, the High Court in Olomouc is an important institution. The Palacký University, the oldest in Moravia and the second oldest in the Czech Republic, the Scientific Library and the Slavic Grammar School, the oldest continuous high school in Moravia with the Czech language of instruction, underline the importance of Olomouc as an educational center.
Olomouc was an important defensive center, the seat of a strong military crew; in the middle of the 18th century the city was rebuilt into a mighty fortress. In the following years there were many barracks, drills, warehouses and other buildings that were used by the army even after the abolition of the fortress in 1884, during the time of the Czechoslovak Republic (when also an important airport in Neředín was established) even after the Second World War. Since 1968, a very large (occupation) crew of the Soviet Army was also in Olomouc. Until 2013 Olomouc headquarters was headquarters of ACR Joint Forces, until then the city was the main center of state defense.
For its atmosphere and historical sites, Olomouc is a popular venue for international conferences and festivals. For over a decade, Academia Film Olomouc (AFO), an international festival of documentary films and video programs. There is also an important Czech theater festival Divadelní Flora, Flora Olomouc, an international exhibition focused on horticulture and plant growing, with an annual attendance of about 80,000 visitors. Also popular is the Autumn Festival of Spiritual Music or the International Organ Festival. Their fans have also found the younger events - the May Beerfest and the August Flamenco Festival.
Olomouc is famous for its historical monuments, the Holy Trinity Column has been listed as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 2000, and its historical core is an urban conservation area, after Prague's second most important one in the Czech Republic.
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Olomouc je statutární a univerzitní město v České republice, centrum Olomouckého kraje, metropole Hané a historická metropole celé Moravy. Ve městě o rozloze 10 336 ha žije přibližně 100 tisíc obyvatel, a je tak šestým nejlidnatějším městem ČR. V její širší aglomeraci žije zhruba 450 tisíc obyvatel.
Fort Taflberg, part of the Olomouc fortress system, was built on Tabulový vrch in 1839-1846
The Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, which is part of the First Surgical Clinic of the University Hospital Olomouc, provides its patients with highly qualified and admirable care.
Original main and long-term only entrance to the University Hospital Olomouc
Incredible 120-year-old Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, which has maintained a high level of comfort and healthcare provided to all patients and clients of the University Hospital Olomouc.
The Orthopedic Clinic provides comprehensive preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic care for patients with musculoskeletal diseases and disorders, including selective trauma surgery.
Documentation of the city of Olomouc in the latest human history.
The Da Vinci robotic system not only helps to save lives, but also brings life to the world ....
The laundry of the University Hospital Olomouc is an essential part of a large medical complex, which helps to ensure comfort for hospitalized patients and staff.
Catering service providing daily meals for the staff of the University Hospital Olomouc and students of the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Health Sciences of the Palacký University in Olomouc.
May 31, 2015 - World No Tobacco Day, which was also attended by the University Hospital Olomouc, which allows smoking on its premises only at a designated place.
An unprecedented exercise focused on bleeding fever Ebola tested the skills and ability of cooperation of the whole Integrated Rescue System of the Czech Republic.
