Bělkovice-Lašťany is a municipality and village in

Olomouc District Olomouc District ( cs, okres Olomouc) is a district ('' okres'') within the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Olomouc. Complete list of municipalities Babice - Bělkovice-Lašťany - Bílá Lhota - Bílsko - Bl ...

in the

Olomouc Region Olomouc Region ( cs, Olomoucký kraj; , ; pl, Kraj ołomuniecki) is an administrative unit ( cs, 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 t ...

of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

. It has about 2,300 inhabitants. Bělkovice-Lašťany lies approximately north-east of

Olomouc Olomouc (, , ; german: Olmütz; pl, Ołomuniec ; la, Olomucium or ''Iuliomontium'') is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 99,000 inhabitants, and its larger urban zone has a population of about 384,000 inhabitants (2019). Located on th ...

and east of

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

Administrative parts

Bělkovice-Lašťany is made up of one administrative part Bělkovice-Lašťany, which is made of local parts of Bělkovice and Lašťany.

Notable people

Josef Bryks Josef Bryks, MBE, (; 18 March 1916– 11 August 1957) was a Czechoslovak cavalryman, fighter pilot, prisoner of war and political prisoner. In 1940 he escaped the German occupation of Czechoslovakia and joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Rese ...

(1916–1957), fighter pilot and political prisoner *

Alois Kaňkovský Alois Kaňkovský (born 9 July 1983) is a Czech former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2006 and 2021 for the and teams. At the 2007 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, he became world champion in the omnium event and als ...

(born 1983), cyclist * Martin Pospíšil (born 1991), footballer

References

Villages in Olomouc District {{Olomouc-geo-stub