Čelechovice na Hané is a municipality and village in

Prostějov District Prostějov District () is a Okres, district in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Prostějov. Administrative division Prostějov District is divided into two Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with ext ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Čelechovice na Hané consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Čelechovice na Hané (1,004) *Kaple (121) *Studenec (162)

Geography

Čelechovice na Hané is located about north of

Prostějov Prostějov (; ) is a city in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 43,000 inhabitants. The city is historically known for its fashion industry. The historic city centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zo ...

and southwest of

Olomouc Olomouc (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 103,000 inhabitants, making it the Statutory city (Czech Republic), sixth largest city in the country. It is the administrative centre of the Olomouc Region. Located on the Morava (rive ...

. It lies mostly in the

Upper Morava Valley The Upper Morava Valley () is a lowland and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the Olomouc and Zlín regions. Its name is derived from the Morava river that forms the axis of the territory. Geomorphology The Up ...

, only the northwestern part of the municipal territory lies in the

Zábřeh Highlands Zábřeh (; ) is a town in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 13,000 inhabitants. Administrative division Zábřeh consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): ...

. The highest point is at above sea level. Part of the Kosířské lomy National Nature Monument is located in the territory of Čelechovice na Hané.

History

The first written mention of Čelechovice is from 1315. From 1500 until its abolition in 1782, the village was owned by the

Poor Clares The Poor Clares, officially the Order of Saint Clare (Latin language, Latin: ''Ordo Sanctae Clarae''), originally referred to as the Order of Poor Ladies, and also known as the Clarisses or Clarissines, the Minoresses, the Franciscan Clarist Or ...

Monastery in Olomouc. In 1789, part of the land formerly belonging to the monastery was used to found a new settlement near Čelechovice, which was named Kaple. The first written mention of Studenec is from 1141. A larger part of the village was owned by the Olomouc Chapter and a smaller part was ruled by various lower noblemen. It was a separate municipality until 1950, when it was merged with Čelechovice and the newly created municipality was named Čelechovice na Hané.

Demographics

Transport

Čelechovice na Hané is located on the Prostějov– Červenka railway line.

Sights

There are no notable monuments. The main landmark is the Chapel of the Sacrifice of the Virgin Mary from 1820. Next to the chapel is a stone cross from 1776.

References

External links

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