Basic information - Facts and figures Welcome to the official tourism website for Olomouc.
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Information Centre
Horní náměstí (Upper Square)
Town Hall's archway
779 11 Olomouc
Opening hours: daily 9:00am –7:00pm
Tel.: (+420) 585 513 385, 392
E-mail: infocentrum@olomouc.eu
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Olomouc region Card
Olomouc Region Card is a tourist discount card that allows you to visit Olomouc significant savings. Its purchase to make sure you completely discounted or free admission.
Facts and figures
Did you know that...
… Saint Paula, is the patron saint of Olomouc and a historic parade through the city is held in her honour every year?
… the eleven year-old W.A. Mozart composed Symphony No. 6 in F major in Olomouc?
… you can ride on the longest Moravian indoor water slide in the Olomouc Water Park ?
… the Gothic Church of St. Maurice has the largest organ in Central Europe?
St. Wenceslas Cathedral has the second highest church tower in the Czech Republic?
… the Archbishop's Palace Europe's longest-serving monarch, ascended the throne in the Franz Joseph I.?
… Olomouc hosted thousands of pilgrims during the visit of Pope John Paul II. in 1995?
…the football club Sigma Olomouc has raised a number of Czech representatives (Ujfaluši, Rozehnal, etc.) and that the legendary football coach Karel Brückner is also closely linked to Olomouc?
Olomouc had always been among the most important cities of the Kingdom of Bohemia. With its convenient location, ancient university and spiritual, cultural and craft traditions Olomouc has been for centuries a natural centre of Moravia, attractive to artists, intellectuals and businessmen.
KEY FACTS ABOUT THE CITY
- with its 102 000 inhabitants, Olomouc is the 5th largest city in the Czech Republic and a centre of the fertile Haná region
- the second largest (after Prague) National Historic Reserve in the Czech Republic
- located at the heart of Moravia, whose capital it was in the past
- now the seat of an ancient University, an Archdiocese, the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, and interesting museums and theaters
- you can relax in the city's vast parks, the large Zoo, the modern aqua park, the swimming arena or the nature reserve Litovelské Pomoraví with cycling paths and swimming possibilities.
Climate
The lowland of the Haná region, in whose centre Olomouc is located, is one of the warmest areas in the country. The climate is very pleasant without dramatic shifts in temperature.
In spring and autumn daytime temperatures are usually between 15-20 °C and in summer at about 25 °C, days with temperatures around 30 °C are quite common as well.
The coldest winter month is January with an average temperature of -1 to -4 °C. It snows a few times during the winter and temperatures below -10 ° C are recorded occasionally.
For more information about the climate please click here.
Geography
The city of Olomouc lies at the confluence of two rivers - the Morava and the Bystřice. The flat character of the town is demarked by a distinctive, elevated relief in the west and especially in the east, so the city is enclosed into an elongated depression open towards northwest and southeast.
- Area: 10 337 ha
- Altitude (the city centre): 219 m a.s.l.
- Coordinates (the city centre): 49°45´ N, 17°15´ E
Further geographical data are available here.
