Kralice nad Oslavou

Kralice nad Oslavou
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Kralice nad Oslavou
Coordinates: 49°11′51″N 16°12′13″E / 49.19750°N 16.20361°E / 49.19750; 16.20361Coordinates: 49°11′51″N 16°12′13″E / 49.19750°N 16.20361°E / 49.19750; 16.20361
Country  Czech Republic
Region Vysočina
District Třebíč
Area
  Total 13.4833 km2 (5.2059 sq mi)
Elevation 412 m (1,352 ft)
Population (2009)
  Total 966
  Density 72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Postal code 675 73
Website http://www.kralicenosl.cz/

Kralice nad Oslavou is a village and municipality (obec) in Třebíč District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.

The municipality covers an area of 13.4833 square kilometres (5.2059 sq mi), and has a population of 966 (as at 29 May 2009).

Kralice nad Oslavou lies approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) east of Třebíč, 50 km (31 mi) south-east of Jihlava, and 163 km (101 mi) south-east of Prague.

Bible of Kralice Memorial

The village is notable for having had a secret printing shop of the Unity of the Brethren, in which the Bible of Kralice, the first complete translation of the Bible from the original languages into the Czech language, was printed between 1579 and 1593.

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