Prostějov
| Prostějov | |||
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 New Town Hall | |||
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| Country | Czech Republic | ||
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| Region | Olomouc | ||
| District | Prostějov | ||
| Commune | Prostějov | ||
| Rivers | Hloučela, Romže | ||
| Elevation | 223 m (732 ft) | ||
| Coordinates | 49°28′N 17°5′E / 49.467°N 17.083°ECoordinates: 49°28′N 17°5′E / 49.467°N 17.083°E | ||
| Area | 46.58 km2 (17.98 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 44,094 (2015-01-01) | ||
| Density | 947/km2 (2,453/sq mi) | ||
| First mentioned | 1141 | ||
| Mayor | Alena Rašková (ČSSD) | ||
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 796 01 | ||
   Location in the Czech Republic | |||
| Wikimedia Commons: Prostějov | |||
| Statistics: statnisprava.cz | |||
| Website: www.mestopv.cz/ | |||
Prostějov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈproscɛjof]; German: Proßnitz, Yiddish: פראסטיץ Prostitz) is a city in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic, in the historical region of Moravia. Today the city is known for its fashion industry and AČR special forces unit 601. skss based there. The historical core of the town has been declared for historical preservation.
Notable people
- Petra Kvitová, tennis player
- Petra Cetkovská, tennis player
- Gideon Brecher, medical doctor, writer
- Ignaz Brüll, composer
- Meir Eisenstadt, rabbi
- Jonathan Eybeschutz, rabbi
- Petr Hořava (theorist), physicist
- Edmund Husserl, philosopher
- Lukas Krajicek, NHL hockey player for the Philadelphia Flyers
- Henrieta Nagyová
- Karel Nováček
- Vlastimil Petržela
- Petr Kalandra, painter
- Nathan Porges, rabbi
- Paulina Porizkova
- Antonín Přidal
- Moses Sofer, rabbi
- Nina Škottová
- Moritz Steinschneider, rabbi, Jewish scholar, bibliographer, orientalist
- Otto Wichterle
- Jiří Wolker
- Ludek Miklosko, former national football goalkeeper and goalkeeper for West Ham United FC
Landmarks
- Town Hall
- National House
- Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
- Church of Saint John of Nepomuk
- Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius
- John Huss Church (former New Synagogue)
- Synagogue Beit ha-Midrash
- Jewish Cemetery
- Marian Column
- Statue of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
- Statue of Jiří Wolker
Administration
Prostějov consists from seven administrative parts: Čechovice, Čechůvky, Domamyslice, Krasice, Prostějov, Vrahovice and Žešov.
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- Jewish history
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