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Olomouc (Czech: ⓘ; ‹See Tfd› German: Olmütz) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 102,000 inhabitants, making it the sixth largest city in the country. It is the administrative centre of the Olomouc Region.
Olomouc is a major city in Moravia and the capital of the administrative region of the same name. It is the sixth largest city in Czechia, the most important city in the Haná region of Moravia and it boasts a UNESCO World Heritage Site - the Holy Trinity Column.
- Holy Trinity Column
- St. Wenceslas’ Cathedral
- Hradisko Monastery
- Olomouc Town Hall
- Astronomical Clock
- Baroque Fountains
- Kroměříž Castle and Gardens
- Church of St. Moritz
- Helfštýn Castle
- Svatý Kopeček
Central Europe has many plague columns that were built to commemorate outbreaks and credit God for stopping them, but the Holy trinity Column is surely the most splendid you can find. It’s a World Heritage monument, was built in the early-1700s, and the people who know at UNESCO say that it’s unmatched in its baroque design. One of the things that ...
To give you an idea of scale, this gigantic cathedral, at more than 100-metres in height, is the fourth-tallest building in the Czech Republic. It’s second only to the equivalent cathedral in Prague when it comes to size, and is the largest cathedral in Moravia. Originally the building had a romanesque design, having been founded right back in the ...
It is advisable to book a tour to see the interior of this grand building, but many will be happy just to get a picture of its spires, towers and ornate gateways from the outside. It started out as a Benedictine Monastery in the 1000s, and when the Benedictine Order was expelled from the city in the 1200s they were replaced by the Premonstratensian...
With its white stucco facade and towering black spires, this is gothic structure is easily the most cherished secular building in the city. For six centuries it has dominated economic and political life in Olomouc, and still houses the city council and offices. As it’s a working building access can be restricted, but you can join a guided tour in t...
On the north side of the Town Hall, Olomouc’s astronomical clock was first built in the 1400s, but after picking up damage in the Second World War it underwent a few interesting changes. Communism had just arrived in Olomouc, so the clock was redesigned in the social realist style. Now, instead of saints there are depictions of workers and engineer...
Olomouc has a collection of six ostentatious fountains, dating to the late-1600s and early-1700s. They are a source of great civic pride here, and have survived so long thanks to the foresight of the city’s planners. After Olomouc’s buildings where piped up to the water supply, these fountains would have been obsolete, but were retained as emergenc...
Easily reached to the south of Olomouc, Kroměříž is a typical Moravian town, with a fine collection of historic buildings. The most prestigious is Kroměříž Castle, which is where successions of the Archbishops of Olomouc lived from 1770 onwards, and where scenes from the 1984 movie Amadeus were shot. After a previous version of the building had bee...
The battle-ready tower of this church, which goes right back to the 14th century, looks like it belongs to a fortress, with its square, crenellated walls. Inside there’s lots that makes the church special. The big story is the church’s Engler organ because you won’t find many larger in Europe. Every autumn there’s an international organ music festi...
These commanding ruins are right at the top of the list for daytrips from Olomouc. Helfštýn is a fortress on a scale that is almost unmatched in Central Europe. Helfštýn, which saw off the Swedes, Danes and Turks in its time, is only 35 kilometres east of Olomouc and stands at the summit of a hill next to the River Bečva. The castle goes right back...
At 400 metres this hill, a few kilometres from the centre of Olomouc, means many things to many people. For the religious it’s been a pilgrimage site for hundreds of years. At the top there’s a monastery with a magnificent baroque Basilica of the Visitation, which welcomed Pope John Paul II in the 90s. Alternatively you could simply visit Svatý Kop...
Discover Olomouc, a majestic city with historic buildings, churches and a Unesco-protected trinity column. Learn about its history, culture, cheese and attractions from Lonely Planet's expert guidebooks and articles.
Located on the Moravia River, Olomouc is one of the largest cities in Czech Republic. After Prague, the city has the second largest and the second oldest historic preservation zone in the Czech Republic.
Olomouc has always been one of the most important cities in the Kingdom of Bohemia. Thanks to its advantageous position, ancient university, spiritual and cultural traditions, it has been the natural centre of Moravia for many centuries.
Olomouc (Olomóc or Holomóc in the local dialect, Olmütz in German) has the second largest and second oldest historic preservation zone in the Czech Republic (after Prague). Olomouc lies astride the Morava River and is surrounded by the fertile Haná plain.
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