Kralice nad Oslavou

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Kralice nad Oslavou
Bible of Kralice Memorial
Flag of Kralice nad Oslavou
Coat of arms of Kralice nad Oslavou
Kralice nad Oslavou is located in Czech Republic
Kralice nad Oslavou
Kralice nad Oslavou
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°11′58″N 16°12′6″E / 49.19944°N 16.20167°E / 49.19944; 16.20167Coordinates: 49°11′58″N 16°12′6″E / 49.19944°N 16.20167°E / 49.19944; 16.20167
Country Czech Republic
RegionVysočina
DistrictTřebíč
First mentioned1379
Area
 • Total13.48 km2 (5.20 sq mi)
Elevation
412 m (1,352 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
 • Total1,015
 • Density75/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
675 73
Websitewww.kralicenosl.cz

Kralice nad Oslavou (until 1900 Králice, until 1960 just Kralice) is a municipality and village in Třebíč District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Kralice nad Oslavou lies approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) east of Třebíč, 50 km (31 mi) south-east of Jihlava, and 163 km (101 mi) south-east of Prague.

Bible of Kralice[]

The municipality is notable for having had a secret printing shop of the Unity of the Brethren, in which the Bible of Kralice, the first complete translation of the Bible from the original languages into the Czech language, was printed between 1579 and 1593.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
  2. ^ "Historie obce v datech" (in Czech). Obec Kralice nad Oslavou. Retrieved 2020-10-02.


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