- Holešov
Geobox | Settlement
name = Holešov
other_name =
category = Town
image_caption = Dr.Edvard Beneš Square
symbol = Holesov-coat-of-arms.jpg
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country = Czech Republic
country_
state =
region = Zlín
region_type = Region
district = Kroměříž
district_type = District
commune = Holešov
municipality =
part =
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location =
elevation = 232
lat_d = 49
lat_m = 19
lat_s = 58
lat_NS = N
long_d = 17
long_m = 34
long_s = 42
long_EW = E
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area = 33.96
area_round = 2
population = 12266
population_date = 2006-10-02
population_density = auto
established = 1141
established_type = First mentioned
mayor = Zdeněk Janalík
timezone =
map_background = Czechia - background map.png
map_locator = Czechia
commons = Holešov
statistics = [http://www.statnisprava.cz/ebe/ciselniky.nsf/i/588458 statnisprava.cz]
website = [http://www.holesov.cz/ www.holesov.cz] [http://www.holesov.info/ Information portal of Holesov]
footnotes =Holešov (IPA2|ˈɦolɛʃof, _de. Holleschau) is a town in the
Zlín Region ,Czech Republic . The town is located on the western hillside of the Hostýn Hills - the westernmost part of the Carpathian Mountains.Holešov is well-known for its mannerist chateau with the garden complex and the unique Jewish synagogue.
The town was inhabited by a large Jewish community before the
World War II . Almost whole Jewish community perished in the war.
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