Kroměříž

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Kroměříž

Town square

Flag

Coat of arms

Location of Kroměříž in the Czech Republic

Coordinates: 49°17′56″N, 17°23′35″E

Kroměříž

Founded

1260

Mayor

Miloš Malý

Area

- City

50,97 km²

Elevation

201 m

Population

- City (2006)

29 374

Website: http://www.mesto-kromeriz.cz/

Kroměříž (German: Kremsier) is a city in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. The town's main landmark is the Baroque Kroměříž Bishop's Palace, where some scenes from Amadeus and Immortal Beloved were filmed. The adjacent Lustgarten, or Pleasure Park, is one of the World Heritage Sites.

[edit] Famous people

Heinrich Ignaz Biber (1644 - 1704), composer and violinist
Václav Talich (1883 - 1961), conductor
Jaroslav Koutecký (1922 - 2005), chemist
Karel Kryl
Jan Milíč z Kroměříže (d. 1374) initiated the practice of preaching in the Czech language in Prague.

Kroměříž is also a birthplace of Max Švabinský (born Sept. 17, 1873, died Feb.10, 1962), one of the most important Czech painters of the last century. A permanent exhibition called Max Švabinský Memorial can be seen in the Museum of Kroměříž Region (Czech: Muzeum Kroměřížska), located in the lower part of Big Square (Velké náměstí), near the entrance to the Bishop's Palace.