Prostějov




Town in Czech Republic































































Prostějov
Town

New Town Hall
New Town Hall





Flag of Prostějov
Flag

Coat of arms of Prostějov
Coat of arms


Prostějov is located in Czech Republic

Prostějov

Prostějov



Location in the Czech Republic

Coordinates: 49°28′N 17°5′E / 49.467°N 17.083°E / 49.467; 17.083Coordinates: 49°28′N 17°5′E / 49.467°N 17.083°E / 49.467; 17.083
Country Czech Republic
Region Olomouc
District Prostějov
First mentioned 1141
Government

 • Mayor Alena Rašková (ČSSD)
Area

 • Total 46.58 km2 (17.98 sq mi)
Elevation

223 m (732 ft)
Population
(2015-01-01)

 • Total 44,094
 • Density 950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
796 01
Website www.mestopv.cz/

Prostějov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈproscɛjof]; German: Proßnitz, Yiddish: פראסטיץProstitz) 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.




Contents






  • 1 Notable people


  • 2 Landmarks


  • 3 Administration


  • 4 External links





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.



External links











  • Official website


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  • Jewish history











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