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OLOMOUC – CENTRE OF THE REGION

OLOMOUC – CENTRE OF THE REGION. Administrative centre of the region Located on the  Morava River, The  sixth largest city in the Czech 102,000 residents T he ecclesiastical metropolis ( the seat of the Archbishop ) and historical capital city of Moravia.

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OLOMOUC – CENTRE OF THE REGION

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  1. OLOMOUC – CENTRE OF THE REGION • Administrative centre ofthe region • Located on the MoravaRiver, • The sixth largest city in the Czech • 102,000 residents • The ecclesiastical metropolis (theseatoftheArchbishop)and historical capital city of Moravia. • Second largesturbanreserve (after Prague)- is exceptional in its concentration ofchurches,chapels, palaces and monasterieswirhin a walk-distance location.

  2. FLAG OF OLOMOUCSENATUS POPULUSQUE OLOMOUCIENSIS Zdroj: [cit2014-04-22]. Dostupný pod licencí  public domain http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Olomouc_flag.png

  3. UPPER SQUARE, OLOMOUC Zdroj: [cit2014-0-22]. Dostupný pod licencí  public domain http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Olomouc-Horn%C3%AD_n%C3%A1m%C4%9Bst%C3%AD.JPG/800px-Olomouc-Horn%C3%AD_n%C3%A1m%C4%9Bst%C3%AD.JPG

  4. SACRAL SIGHTS • There are sightsfromallhistoricperiods and architecturalstyles. • St. Maurice Church(Gothic )– housesthe second largest organ in CentralEurope • St. Michael Church(Baroque st.), • St. WenceslasCathedral(Noe-Gothic) – the dominant ofthe city withthetallestchurchspire in Moravia, • Přemyslid/BishopPalace– theoldestsightfromRomanesqueperiod • JesuitchurchofSt Mary ofSnow(Baroque) withanadjacentconvent

  5. ST. MAURICE CHURCH Zdroj: [cit2014-04-22]. Dostupný pod licencí  CreativeCommons http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Chram_svateho_Morice_2.jpg/450px-Chram_svateho_Morice_2.jpg

  6. BUILDINGS, PALACES, MONUMENTS • Baroquemonuments • HolyTrinityColumn(Baroque) – the UNESCO site • Baroquefountains(Caesar, theTritons, Hercules, Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune) • Buildings and palaces: • Townhall(Renaissance) withtheastronomicalclock (modernSocialist period) • Edelmann´sPalace(Renaissance) • ArchbishopPalace(Baroque) • ThePřemyslidPalace(Romanesqu) • VillaPrimavesi(Art Nouveau)

  7. CAESAR FOUNTAIN, OLOMOUC Zdroj: [cit2014-04-22]. Dostupný pod licencí  CreativeCommons http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Caesarova_kasna_detail.jpg/450px-Caesarova_kasna_detail.jpg

  8. FACILITIES • Culturalfacilities: Archbishop´s Museum, The Museum ofModern Art, Natural Science Museum, MoravianTheater, The Music Theater, galleries, concert halls, cinemas • Sport facilities: Ander ś football stadium, Lokomotiva stadium, Icerink, sportshall, sportscentres, tenniscourts, swimming pool, opn-air pool and aqua centre • Education: Palacký University, secondaryschools, elementaryschools, Science library, University library, Municipallibrary

  9. LITOVEL • This royal townestablished in the 13th century by King Přemysl Otakar II • Located inthe north-western part of the area calledHaná. • Due to the seven branches of Morava river flowing through the town, sometimescalled Venice ofHaná (HanáckéBenátky). • Population - approx. 10 000

  10. TOWN HALL + PLAGUE COLUMN LITOVEL Zdroj: [cit2014-04-22]. Dostupný pod licencí  CreativeCommons http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Litovel_-_Square_of_P%C5%99emysl_Otakar_II.jpg/718px-Litovel_-_Square_of_P%C5%99emysl_Otakar_II.jpg

  11. PLACES TO SEE • Town Hall- Rennaisance style building, • originallythe house ofthetownmayor • since 16th cent.- townhall • the toweris72mhigh • Plaguecolumn– built in 1724 • Remindsthe 1714 „blackdeath“ victims • St. John of Nepomuk Bridge(Svatojánský most) • Theoldestbridge (in use) in Moravia (the 3rd in the Czech Republic) • Builaround 1590 • ThebaroquestatueofSt.Johnof Nepomuk in themiddleofthebridge

  12. ST. JOHN BRIDGE, LITOVEL Zdroj: [cit2014-04-22]. Dostupný pod licencí  CreativeCommons http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Svatoj%C3%A1nsk%C3%BD_most_in_Litovel_01.jpg/800px-Svatoj%C3%A1nsk%C3%BD_most_in_Litovel_01.jpg

  13. Swedishplaque– built in 1652 • remindstheseizeofthetown by theSwedisharmyduringtheThirtyYears´ War • TheSecondarySchool(gymnázium) building – finished in 1904 • built in Neo-Renaissance style • decoratedwithmosaicscommemoratingtheimportanthistoricalevents and prominent personalities • St.Georgechapel– the oldest preserved building in Litovel and its surroundings. • dated back to the end of the 15th century. • an outstanding example of small but superior late Gothic religious building

  14. GYMNÁZIUM BUILDING, LITOVEL Zdroj: [cit2014-04-22]. Dostupný pod licencí  public domain http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Litovel-2008-05-23-Gymnazium.JPG/800px-Litovel-2008-05-23-Gymnazium.JPG

  15. SACRAL SIGHTS • St.Georgechapel- the oldest preserved building in Litovel and its surroundings. • dated back to the end of the 15th century. • an outstanding example of small but superior late Gothic religious building • St.MarkChurch– datedback to the 15th century • Rebuilt in Renaissanceand Baroquestyles • Thecurrentlookdatesback to the 18th cent.

  16. ST. GEORGE CHAPEL, LITOVEL Zdroj: [cit2014-04-22]. Dostupný pod licencí  CreativeCommons http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Kaple_sv._Ji%C5%99%C3%AD_%28Litovel%29.JPG/450px-Kaple_sv._Ji%C5%99%C3%AD_%28Litovel%29.JPG

  17. QUESTIONS 1What istheoldestsight in Olomouc? 2 How many Baroquefountainscanyoufind in Olomouc? a) five b) six 3 What UNESCO sightislocated on theUpper Square in Olomouc? 4 WhatdoesthePlaguecolumn in Litovel remindof ?

  18. ANSWER KEY 1 PřemyslidPalace 2 b) 3 TheHolyTrinityColumn 4 thevictimsofplague (in 1714)

  19. SOURCES • Wikipedie [online]. 2014, [cit. 2014-04-22]. Dostupnéz: • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olomouc_Region • Wikipedie [online]. 2014, [cit. 2014-04-22]. Dostupnéz: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olomouc • Wikipedie [online]. 2014, [cit. 2014-04-22]. Dostupnéz: http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litovel

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