Olomouc (region)
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| Coordinates: 49°43′N 17°07′E / 49.72°N 17.11°ECoordinates: 49°43′N 17°07′E / 49.72°N 17.11°E | |||
| Country | Czech Republic | ||
| Capital | Olomouc | ||
| Districts | Olomouc District, Přerov District, Prostějov District, Šumperk District | ||
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| • Governor | Ladislav Okleštěk | ||
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| • Total | 5,266.57 km2 (2,033.43 sq mi) | ||
| Highest elevation | 1,492 m (4,895 ft) | ||
| Population (03/2011) | |||
| • Total | 647,770 | ||
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | CZ-OL | ||
| Vehicle registration | M | ||
| Website | http://www.kr-olomoucky.cz/ | ||
Olomouc Region (Czech: Olomoucký kraj) is an administrative unit (Czech: kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western and central part of its historical region of Moravia (Morava) and in a small part of the historical region of Czech Silesia (České Slezsko). It is named for its capital Olomouc.
Olomouc region borders with the Moravian-Silesian Region (in the east), Zlín Region (in the south-east), South Moravian Region (in the south-west) and Pardubice Region (in the west). Furthermore, the region shares a 104 km long border with Poland (in the north).
The Olomouc Region is divided into 5 districts:
On the territory of the region there are 13 administrative districts of municipalities with extended powers and 20 administrative districts of municipalities with authorized local authority.
In September 2013 the population of the Olomouc Region totalled 636,585 inhabitants. As of 2012, 56.6% of region’s population lived in towns or cities. Out of 399 municipalities located in the region, 30 had a status of town. Region’s capital Olomouc is with approximately 100 thousand inhabitants the largest city. With 121.3 inhabitants per square kilometre the region was close to the national average of 133.2 persons per km2. There were, of course, differences within the region: the lowest population density was in the Jeseník District (56.3 persons per km2). In the long term, the population of the region has been aging. The share of children aged 0–14 has been decreasing (14.6% of the total population in 2011), while the proportion of those aged 65+ has been increasing (16.4% in 2011).
The table below provides the list of region's most populous cities and town as of 31 December 2012.
The total area of the Region amounted to 5,266 km2, which is 6.7% of the entire area of the Czech Republic. The northern part of the region is of a mountainous nature. The Jeseníky mountains are located here, including Praděd which is the highest point of the region (1,492 m above sea level). The southern part of the Region consists of the Hanakian lowland. The lowest point of the region is situated on the water level of the Morava River near to Kojetín in the Přerov District (190 m above sea level). The Morava river flows through the region and the majority of the region's territory belongs to Morava’s drainage basin. A small northern part of the region belongs to the drainage basin of Odra River which flows to the Baltic Sea. The Olomouc Region offers a great variety of natural points of interest. Protected landscape area of the Jeseníky mountains offers a number of scenic places such as with the largest Moravian peatbog Rejvíz and a 45m high Vysoký Waterfall. Another scenic place is Dlouhé Stráně water reservoir situated on the top of a hill. Protected landscape area Litovelské Pomoraví offers floodplain forests with many endangered kinds of plants and animals. Finally, many caves can be found in the region: Javoříčko Caves (Czech: Javoříčské jeskyně), Mladeč Caves (Czech: Mladečské jeskyně) and Zbrašov aragonite caves (Czech: Zbrašovské jeskyně).
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