Prostějov
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| Country |  Czech Republic |
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| Region | Olomouc | ||
| District | Prostějov | ||
| Commune | Prostějov | ||
| Rivers | Hloučela, Romže | ||
| Elevation | 223 m (732 ft) | ||
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| 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 | ||
   Location in the Czech Republic
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| 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.
[edit] People
- Ignaz Brüll, great 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
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