Štěpánov (Olomouc District)

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Štěpánov
Town
Church of Saint Lawrence
Church of Saint Lawrence
Flag of Štěpánov
Flag
Coat of arms of Štěpánov
Coat of arms
Štěpánov is located in Czech Republic
Štěpánov
Štěpánov
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°41′3″N 17°13′14″E / 49.68417°N 17.22056°E / 49.68417; 17.22056Coordinates: 49°41′3″N 17°13′14″E / 49.68417°N 17.22056°E / 49.68417; 17.22056
Country Czech Republic
RegionOlomouc
DistrictOlomouc
First mentioned1201
Government
 • MayorJiří Šindler
Area
 • Total26.84 km2 (10.36 sq mi)
Elevation
232 m (761 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
 • Total3,516
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
783 13
Websitewww.stepanov.cz

Štěpánov is a town in the Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,500 inhabitants.

Štěpánov lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Olomouc and 206 km (128 mi) east of Prague, in the fertile agricultural area of Haná in Moravia.

Administrative parts[]

Villages of Benátky, Březce, Moravská Huzová and Stádlo are administrative parts of Štěpánov. Štěpánov also used to include the village of Liboš, which became independent municipality in 1991.

History[]

Štěpánov was first mentioned in the donation deed of King Ottokar I of Bohemia from the year 1201.[2]

In 2020 Štěpánov obtained the town status.[3]

Twin towns – sister cities[]

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Štěpánov is twinned with:[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
  2. ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Město Štěpánov. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  3. ^ "Ze Štěpánova se stalo město. Chce si tak zachovat stavební úřad či matriku" (in Czech). Olomoucký deník. 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  4. ^ "Współpraca z zagranicą". srodaslaska.pl (in Polish). Gmina Środa Śląska. Retrieved 2020-09-14.


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