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Trams in Olomouc. The Olomouc tramway network ( Czech: Tramvajová doprava v Olomouci) is a standard-gauge tram system located in Olomouc, Czech Republic. Seven lines operate on approximately 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) of track, which makes it the smallest tramway network by length in the Czech Republic. It is operated by Dopravní podnik města ...
Olomouc was fortified by Maria Theresa during the wars with Frederick the Great, who besieged the city unsuccessfully for seven weeks in 1758. In 1848 Olomouc was the scene of the emperor Ferdinand's abdication. [18] Two years later, Austrian and German statesmen held a conference here called the Punctation of Olmütz.
The station is an important transport junction. All types of trains operated by Czech Railways, as well as private transport companies RegioJet, Leo Express and Arriva stop here. The station is located on a crossing of five railway lines: 270 – Česká Třebová – Přerov – Bohumín. 275 – Olomouc– Drahanovice. 290 – Olomouc ...
Olomouc District (Czech: okres Olomouc) is a district in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Olomouc. Administrative division.
At present, IDOS has a staff of more than 200, two-thirds of whom are researchers. Research and consulting. IDOS draws together the knowledge of development research available worldwide, dedicating its work to key issues facing the future of development policy. IDOS’s research is theory-based, empirically backed, and application-oriented.
Olomouc Region (Czech: Olomoucký kraj; German: Olmützer Region, pronounced [ˈɔlmʏt͡sɐ ʁeˈɡi̯oːn]; Polish: Kraj ołomuniecki) is an administrative unit (Czech: kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western and central part of its historical region of Moravia (Morava) and in a small part of the historical region of Czech Silesia (České Slezsko).
Palacký University Olomouc (Czech: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci) is the oldest university in Moravia and the second-oldest in the Czech Republic. It was established in 1573 as a public university led by the Jesuit order in Olomouc, which was at that time the capital of Moravia and the seat of the episcopacy.
Other cities with tram systems are Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň, Olomouc, Most and Litvínov (common network), Liberec (including intercity line to Jablonec). Tram networks in nine other cities were closed down mainly during the 1960s and replaced with trolleybuses or buses.