Koryčany
Koryčany | |
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Town | |
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![]() ![]() Koryčany Location in the Czech Republic | |
Coordinates: 49°6′23″N 17°10′13″E / 49.10639°N 17.17028°ECoordinates: 49°6′23″N 17°10′13″E / 49.10639°N 17.17028°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Zlín |
District | Kroměříž |
First mentioned | 1321 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Hana Jamborová |
Area | |
• Total | 41.17 km2 (15.90 sq mi) |
Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
Population (2020-01-01[1]) | |
• Total | 2,751 |
• Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 768 05 |
Website | www |
Koryčany (German: Koritschan) is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,800 inhabitants.
Administrative parts[]
Villages of Blišice, Jestřabice and Lískovec are administrative parts of Koryčany.
Sights[]
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Saint Lawrence Church
- Koryčany Castle, a castle located at the site of former festivals
- Saint Lawrence Church, a Gothic church with valuable Baroque furnishings (1350)
- Statue of the Virgin Maria at the marketplace near the church of Ondřej Schweigl (1798)
- Stone portrait of the Three Johns, from the second half of the 18th century, depicting the saints John of Nepomuk, Jan Sarkander and John Chrysostom
- The Chapel of Saint Florian (1716)
- Jewish cemetery
- Ruins of Fort Cimburk
Notable people[]
- Oskar Rosenfeld (1884–1944), Austrian-Jewish writer
Twin towns – sister cities[]
Lehota, Slovakia
References[]
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
- ^ "Home page: Partnerská obec Lehota". korycany.cz (in Czech). Město Koryčany. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
External links[]
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Categories:
- Cities and towns in the Czech Republic
- Populated places in Kroměříž District
- Shtetls
- Zlín Region geography stubs