olomouc region

General information

• Olomouc is 1 of 5 districts in Olomouc region

• Olomouc has about 100.000 inhabitants, it‘s a very old historical city.

• Other districts is Šumperk, Přerov, Prostějov and Jeseník.

Typical food

• In Olomouc region there are many breweries (Holba, Litovel, Zubr)

• Factory Olma makes yoghurts and milk

• Typical is stinky cheese called ‚tvarůžky‘ too.

Interesting things

• Average salary is 14.918Kč, it‘s about 600€.

• It‘s on lowland in altitude is about 220m.

• In Olomouc there is a nature park named Flora, in this place are held a lot of exhibitions.

Astronomical clock

• In Olomouc there is 1 of 2 astronomical clocks in the Czech Republic, it‘s from 15th century.

Education

• In Olomouc there is a Palacký University

• There are a lot of elementary and high schools

Protected area Litovelské Pomoraví

• About 4 kilometres from Olomouc is protected area “CHKO Litovelské Pomoraví“

• CHKO LP is very nice mixed forest and meadows

CHKO Litovelské Pomoraví (in the middle) and Olomouc (in right bottom corner)

The sign of Olomouc

The sign of Olomouc