Troubky

Troubky
Municipality

Troubky after 1997 flooding

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Troubky
Coordinates: 49°25′49″N 17°21′1″E / 49.43028°N 17.35028°E / 49.43028; 17.35028Coordinates: 49°25′49″N 17°21′1″E / 49.43028°N 17.35028°E / 49.43028; 17.35028
Country  Czech Republic
Region Olomouc
District Přerov
Area
  Total 21.12 km2 (8.15 sq mi)
Elevation 199 m (653 ft)
Population (2006)
  Total 2,022
  Density 96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Postal code 751 02
Website http://www.troubky.cz

Troubky is a village and municipality (obec) in Přerov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic.

The municipality covers an area of 21.12 square kilometres (8.15 sq mi), and has a population of 2,022 (as at 3 July 2006).

Troubky lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Přerov, 20 km (12 mi) south of Olomouc, and 223 km (139 mi) east of Prague. In 1997 the village was severely affected by flood, in which nine people died and 150 houses were destroyed. Thirteen years later, in 2010, was flooded again.

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