Drahany is a market town in
Prostějov District
Prostějov District ( cs, okres Prostějov) is a district (''okres'') within the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Prostějov.
List of municipalities
Alojzov -
Bedihošť -
Bílovice-Lutotín -
Biskupice -
Bohus ...
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
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. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Drahany lies approximately west of
Prostějov
Prostějov (; german: Proßnitz) is a city in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 43,000 inhabitants. The city is known for its fashion industry. The historical city centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an Cultural ...
, south-west 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 t ...
, and east of
Prague
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.
Notable people
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Wilhelm Kosch
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(1879–1960), Austrian historian of literature
References
Populated places in Prostějov District
Market towns in the Czech Republic
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