Tršice is a municipality and village in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,800 inhabitants.
Tršice | |
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Municipality | |
![]() Tršice Castle, currently municipal office | |
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![]() ![]() Tršice Location in the Czech Republic | |
Coordinates: 49°32′28″N 17°25′37″E | |
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Region | Olomouc |
District | Olomouc |
First mentioned | 1282 |
Area | |
• Total | 25.04 km2 (9.67 sq mi) |
Elevation | 324 m (1,063 ft) |
Population (2022-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,760 |
• Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 783 57 |
Website | www |
Tršice lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of Olomouc and 225 km (140 mi) east of Prague.
Villages of Hostkovice, Lipňany, Přestavlky, Vacanovice and Zákřov are administrative parts of Tršice.
The first written mention of Tršice is from 1282. A Gothic fortress in Tršice was rebuilt into a Renaissance residence in 1568.[2]
Many people in this village helped to hide a Jewish family each during World War II. Six of them were given the honorific title of Righteous Among the Nations.[2]
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