Koryčany

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Coordinates: 49°6′23″N 17°10′13″E / 49.10639, 17.17028
Koryčany
Town
none Saint Lawrence Church
Saint Lawrence Church
Flag
Coat of arms
Country Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
Region Zlín
District Kroměříž
Commune Kroměříž
Municipality Koryčany
Elevation 280 m (919 ft)
Coordinates 49°6′23″N 17°10′13″E / 49.10639, 17.17028
Area 41.17 km² (15.9 sq mi)
Population 2,958 (2006-07-03)
Density 72 /km² (186 /sq mi)
First mentioned 1321
Mayor Miroslav Máčel
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 768 05
Location in the Czech Republic
Location in the Czech Republic
Location in the Czech Republic
Wikimedia Commons: Koryčany
Statistics: statnisprava.cz
Website: www.korycany.cz

Koryčany (German: Koritschan) is a town in the Czech Republic.

[edit] Sites

  • Koryčany Castle, a castle located at the site of the former festivals.
  • Gothic Saint Lawrence Church, a Gothic church with valuable baroque furnishings (1350).
  • Statue of the Virgin Maria at the marketplace near the church of Ondřej Schweigl (1798)
  • Stone portrait of Three Johns, from the second half of the 18th century, depicting the saints John von Nepomuk, John Sarkander and Johannes Chrysostomos.
  • Chapel of Saint Florian (1716)
  • Jewish cemetery
  • Ruins of Fort Cimburk

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