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Olomouc is the fifth largest city in Czech Republic, located some 90 km to the north-east from Brno, 120 km south-west of Poland border. The capital city Prague is in 280 km to the west. The population of Olomouc is 101,300 people (as of 2008). People mostly visit Olomouc to see its roman catholic cathedrals and marian and holy trinity columns.

The nearest airport Prerov (IATA: PRV) is about 30 km away.

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1. Saint Wenceslas Cathedral
Saint Wenceslas Cathedral (Czech language: Katedrála svatého Václava) is a neo-gothic cathedral at Wenceslas square in Olomouc, in the Czech Republic. The square was named after Saint Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia on the thousandth anniversary of his death in 1935. The cathedral is also named after him.

2. Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc
The Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc is a Baroque monument in the Czech Republic, built in 1716–1754 in honour of God. The main purpose was a spectacular celebration of Catholic Church and faith, partly caused by feeling of gratitude for ending a plague, which struck Moravia (now in the Czech Republic) between 1714 and 1716. The column was also understood to be an expression of local patriotism, since all artists and master craftsmen working on this monument were Olomouc citizens, and almost all d…

3. Red Church (Olomouc)
Red Church (Czech: Červený kostel) is a former Protestant church in Olomouc, Czech Republic.

4. Mausoleum of Yugoslav Soldiers in Olomouc
The Mausoleum of Yugoslav Soldiers is a neoclassical chapel with an ossuary containing remains of Yugoslav soldiers killed in the First World War. It was built in 1926 in the Bezruč's Park in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic) by the Czechoslovak-Yugoslav League. The designer of the chapel was architect Hubert Aust. < ref& gt; {{cite web

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Saint Wenceslas Cathedral

Saint Wenceslas Cathedral (Czech language: Katedrála svatého V

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Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc

The Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc is a Baroque monument in the Czech

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Miss Sophies Olomouc

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Hotel Trinity

starting $97

Hotel Alley

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Hotel Arigone

starting $86

Comfort Hotel Olomouc Centre

starting $69

Restaurace A Penzion Garnet

starting $45

Hotel Senimo

starting $54

NH Collection Olomouc Congress

starting $169

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