- Olomouc Region
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Olomouc Region (Olomoucký kraj) Region Aerial view of PradědFlagSymbolCountry Czech Republic Districts Jeseník District, Olomouc District, Přerov District, Prostějov District, Šumperk District Capital Olomouc Highest point Praděd - elevation 1,492 m (4,895 ft) Area 5,267 km2 (2,034 sq mi) Population 647,770 (03/2011) Density 123 / km2 (319 / sq mi) Governor Martin Tesařík ISO 3166-2 CZ-OL Licence plate M Website: http://www.kr-olomoucky.cz/ Olomouc Region (Czech: Olomoucký kraj) is an administrative unit (Czech: kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western and central part of its historical region of Moravia (Morava) and in a small part of the historical region of Silesia (Slezsko). It is named for its capital Olomouc.
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Regions of the Czech Republic Central Bohemia · Hradec Králové · Karlovy Vary · Liberec · Moravia-Silesia · Olomouc · Pardubice · Plzeň · Prague · South Bohemia · South Moravia · Ústí nad Labem · Vysočina · Zlín
Silesia topics History Symbols Coats of arms · Flags · Unofficial Anthems: Schlesien Unvergessene Heimat · Schlesierlied · Slezská hymnaEconomy Tourism · Upper Silesian Coal Basin (with: Upper Silesian Industrial Region · Rybnik Coal Area · Ostrava-Karviná Coal Area) · Lower Silesian Coal Basin · Legnicko-Głogowski Okręg Miedziowy · Bielski Okręg Przemysłowy · Silesian metropolitan area · Katowice urban areaCuisine Silesian dumplings · Black noodles · Makówki · Siemieniotka · Żur śląski · Wodzionka · Szałot · Kreple · Kołocz · Galert · Krupniok · Karminadle · Bryja · Moczka · Modra kapusta · Ciapkapusta · HauskyjzaLanguages Silesian (Cieszyn Silesian dialect · Lach Silesian dialect · Niemodlin Silesian dialect · Bytom Silesian dialect · Jabłonków Silesian dialect · Namysłów Silesian dialect · Prudnik Silesian dialect · Opole Silesian dialect · Syców Silesian dialect · Lower Silesian dialect · Sulkovian Silesian dialect · Texas Silesian) · German · Polish · Czech · Lower SilesianAdministrative
divisionsFormerDuchies (Piasts · Dukes) · Silesian Voivodeship (1920–1939) (Parliament · Treasury · Politicians) · State country · Province of Silesia / Upper Silesia / Lower Silesia · Sudetenland · New Silesia · Austrian Silesia · Eastern SilesiaPresentSilesian · Opole · Lower Silesian · Lubusz Voivodeships · Silesian-Moravian Region · Jeseník District · part of Saxony and Brandenburg (mainly in Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis/Görlitz (district))Geography MountainsRiversLakesHighlands
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OtherSilesian Highlands · Silesian Lowlands · Silesian-Lusatian Lowlands · Silesian Foothills · Silesian-Moravian Foothills · Oświęcim Valley · Ostrava Valley · Jelenia Góra valley · Kłodzko Valley · Zielona Góra Acclivity · Wał Trzebnicki · Przedgórze Sudeckie · Obniżenie Milicko-Głogowskie · Silesia Walls · Lower Silesian Wilderness · Silesian PrzesiekaOther Silesians · Silesian regional costumes (Śląskie stroje ludowe) · Silesian Autonomy Movement · Landsmannschaft Schlesien · Silesian architecture · Silesia national football team · Silesian Stadium · Silesian Football Association · Silesian-Moravian Football League · Silesian (European Parliament constituency) · Lower Silesian and Opole (European Parliament constituency) · Evangelical Church of Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Upper Lusatia · Silesian Evangelical Church of Augsburg Confession · FamilokWikiProject Silesia · Portal This Olomouc Region location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.