Kralice na Hané is a market town 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

Olomouc Region Olomouc Region (; , ; ) is an administrative unit () 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 Sl ...

of the

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. It has about 1,700 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Kralice na Hané consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Kralice na Hané (1,564) * Kraličky (93)

Geography

Kralice na Hané is located about east 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 south 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 in a flat agricultural landscape 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 ...

, in the

Haná Haná or Hanakia ( or ''Hanácko'', or ''Hanakei'') is an ethnographic region in central Moravia in the Czech Republic. Etymology The region was named after the Haná (river), Haná River. Description Its core area is located along the ep ...

region. The

Romže The Romže (also called Valová downstream) is a river in the Czech Republic, a right tributary of the Morava (river), Morava River. It flows through the Olomouc Region. It is long. Etymology The name Romže is derived from the Old High German wo ...

River (here known as Valová) flows through the western part of the municipal territory.

History

The first written mention of Kralice is from 1225. In 1304, it was already a

market town A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rura ...

. In the first half of the 15th century, it was owned by Lords of Boskovice, then it was ruled by Lords of Cimburk. For most of the 16th century, Kralice was a property of the

Pernštejn family The House of Pernštejn () was one of the oldest and most important (uradel) families originating from Moravian nobility, along with the House of Rosenberg, that played an important role in the medieval history of Bohemian nobility from the 13th ...

. In 1637, the estate was bought by Counts of Salm-Neuburg. In 1707–1725, it was owned by Count Jan Josef of Rottal. In 1725, the market town was acquired by the Sam-Sailer family, who were its last feudal owners.

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the market town. The train station ''Kraličky'' (on the railway line

Nezamyslice Nezamyslice is a market town in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants. Administrative division Nezamyslice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 cen ...

– Kouty nad Desnou via Prostějov, Olomouc and

Šumperk Šumperk (; ) is a town in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 25,000 inhabitants. It is an industrial town, but it also contains valuable historical and architectural monuments. The historic town centre is well preserved and i ...

) is located just outside the municipal territory.

Sights

The main landmark of Kralice na Hané is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the Baroque style in 1790–1793 and later modified.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kralice na Hane Populated places in Prostějov District Market towns in the Czech Republic