Olomouc

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Olomouc
Statutory city
Horní Square, the historic city centre (left: Holy Trinity Column; middle: Olomouc City Hall)
Flag Coat of arms Wordmark
Olomouc Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°35′38″N 17°15′3″E / 49.59389°N 17.25083°E / 49.59389; 17.25083
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Olomouc
District	Olomouc
First mentioned	1017
Government
• Mayor	Miroslav Žbánek (ANO)
Area
• Total	103.33 km2 (39.90 sq mi)
Elevation	219 m (719 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	102,293
• Density	990/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	779 00
Website	www.olomouc.eu
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc
Criteria	i, iv
Reference	859
Inscription	2000 (24th Session)

Olomouc (UK: /ˈɒləmoʊts/,^[2] US: /ˈoʊloʊ-/,^[3] Czech: [ˈolomouts] ^ⓘ; German: Olmütz) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 102,000 inhabitants and its larger urban zone has a population of about 400,000 inhabitants (2024).

Located on the Morava River, the city is the ecclesiastical metropolis and was a historical co-capital city of Moravia, before having been occupied by the Swedish army during the Thirty Years' War. Today, it is the administrative centre of the Olomouc Region and the sixth largest city in the Czech Republic. The historic city centre is well preserved and is protected by law as urban monument reservation. The Holy Trinity Column was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000 for its quintessential Baroque style and symbolic value.^[4]