Tovačov
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| Tovačov | ||
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 Chateau in Tovačov | ||
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| Country | Czech Republic | |
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| Region | Olomouc | |
| District | Přerov | |
| Commune | Přerov | |
| Municipality | Kojetín | |
| Elevation | 201 m (659 ft) | |
| Coordinates | 49°25′N 17°17′E / 49.417°N 17.283°E | |
| Area | 22.75 km2 (8.78 sq mi) | |
| Population | 2,616 (2006-07-03) | |
| Density | 115 / km2 (298 / sq mi) | |
| First mentioned | 1203 | |
| Mayor | Leon Bouchal | |
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 751 01 | |
   Location in the Czech Republic
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| Wikimedia Commons: Tovačov | ||
| Statistics: statnisprava.cz | ||
| Website: www.tovacov.cz | ||
Tovačov (German: Tobitschau) is a town in the Přerov District, Moravia, in the Czech Republic.
People
- Christoph Erler (de), organ builder, lived and died here
- Gottfried Fritsch (de) (c.1706, Silesia – 1750, here), a sculptor, lived and died here
- Arnošt Förchtgott (Tovačovský) (cs), "Bohaboj" (1825, here – 1874, Vienna), a Moravian composer, conductor and singer (baritone)
- Sidonie Grünwald-Zerkowitz, née Zerkowitz (de) (1852, here –1907, Karlsbad), a Jewish writer, poet, translator and fashion designer
- Klement Slavický (1910, here –1999), composer
- Ctibor Tobischau von Cimburg (de), Czech: Ctibor (II.) Tovačovský z Cimburka (c.1438, here – 1494, here), a legal scholar, a member of the Lords of Cimburg und Tobitschau (de), since 1469 a Governor of Moravia, and Lord Chancellor of the Kingdom of Bohemia (German: Oberstkanzler, 1471–9)
- Antonín Vysloužil (cs) (1890, here – 1945), a Czech Catholic priest
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