Prostějov

Prostějov
Town
Image:Radnice (Prostějov- czech republic).jpg Town Hall
Image:Prostejov prapor.png Flag Image:Prostejov CoA CZ.png Coat of arms
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Olomouc
District	Prostějov
Commune	Prostějov
Rivers	Hloučela, Romže
Elevation	223 m (732 ft)
Coordinates	49°28′N 17°5′E / 49.467, 17.083
Area	46.58 km² (17.98 sq mi)
Population	46,436 (2006-10-02)
Density	997 /km² (2,582 /sq mi)
First mentioned	1141
Mayor	Jan Tesař
Timezone	CET (UTC+1)
- summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	796 01
Image:Czechia - background map.png Image:Czechia - outline map.svg Image:Locator Red.svg Location in the Czech Republic
Wikimedia Commons: Prostějov
Statistics: statnisprava.cz
Website: www.mestopv.cz/

Prostějov (IPA: ['proscɛjof], German: Prossnitz) is a city in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. Today city is known for its fashion industry and special military forces based here.

People

• Ignaz Brüll, composer
• Meir Eisenstadt, rabbi
• Jonathan Eybeschutz, rabbi
• Edmund Husserl, philosopher
• Lukas Krajicek, NHL hockey player for the Vancouver Canucks
• Henrieta Nagyová
• Karel Nováček
• Vlastimil Petržela
• Nathan Porges, rabbi
• Paulina Porizkova
• Moses Sofer, rabbi
• Nina Škottová
• Moritz Steinschneider, rabbi, Jewish studier, bibliographer, orientalist
• Otto Wichterle
• Jiří Wolker

External links

• Municipal website (in Czech, English and German)
• Satellite photo from Google Maps

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