Litovel

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Coordinates: 49°42′05″N 17°04′32″E / 49.70139, 17.07556

Litovel

Town

Coat of arms

Country

Commune

Litovel

Elevation

233 m (764 ft)

Coordinates

49°42′05″N 17°04′32″E / 49.70139, 17.07556

Area

46.39 km² (17.91 sq mi)

Population

10,094

Density

218 /km² (565 /sq mi)

First mentioned

1270

Mayor

Vojtěch Grézl

Timezone

CET (UTC+1)

- summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal code

78401

Location in the Czech Republic

Wikimedia Commons: Litovel

Website: www.mestolitovel.cz/

Litovel (IPA: ['lɪtovɛl]) is a town in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 10,000 inhabitants. Litovel lies in Upper-Moravian Vale (Czech: Hornomoravský úval), 233 metres above the sea level. Thanks to its rich history Litovel has many historical monuments.

1 Demographics
2 Monuments
3 Industry
4 Administrative parts
5 Twin towns
6 External links

[edit] Demographics

Year	1971	1980	1990	2000	2004
Population (December 31 )	5 884	12 611	11 644	9 926	10 068

Source: Czech Statistical Office

[edit] Monuments

[edit] Town Hall

The Town Hall lies on Přemysl Otakar Square. The City bought the building in 1557 and the town council moved in. It was reconstructed in 1572 and the Town Hall tower, 72 metres tall, was built over Nečíz, one of the many branches of river Morava that runs underneath the square.

[edit] Plague column

A plague column stands near the Town Hall. It was constructed by Václav Render in 1724 in memory of plague epidemy in 1714. The pillar is decorated with seven statues of plaque patrons and The Holy Virgin on the top.

[edit] Bridge of Saint John

The Bridge of Saint John (Czech: Svatojánský most) is a stone bridge over the river Morava. It was constructed in 1592, and it is the third oldest bridge in the Czech Republic (and the oldest stone bridge in Moravia).