Grygov 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 - Bla ...

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

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. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.

Geography

Grygov lies approximately south-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 ...

. Grygov lies on the Morava River. Near Grygov is a food-plain forest, protected by law as

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''Království'' and containing an oak-tree called ''Král'' ("The King"), which is about 400 years old. The highest point of the municipality is the hill Horka with an elevation of .

History

The first written mention of Grygov is from 1306.

Economy

Farming is an important source of employment in the municipality.

Transport

Public transport in Grygov is provided by train and bus. Grygov lies on the railway line Olomouc–

Přerov Přerov (; german: Prerau) is a city in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 41,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Bečva River. In the past it was a major crossroad in the heart of Moravia in the Czech Republic. The historic centre ...

Notable people

Jan Šrámek Jan Šrámek (11 August 1870 – 22 April 1956) was the prime minister of the Czechoslovak government-in-exile from 21 July 1940 to 5 April 1945. He was the first chairman of the Czechoslovak People's Party and was a Monsignor Monsignor (; it, ...

(1870–1956), politician,

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and Roman Catholic Monsignore

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* {{authority control Villages in Olomouc District