Location

Olomouc city

Olomouc is the metropolis of the Olomouc region and of the whole area of middle Moravia. The city’s roots reach all the way down to 11^th century – it witnessed the very inception of the Czech statehood. For centuries, Olomouc was the Moravian capital, an important residence of the church, the army, and a centre of knowledge and education. To this day, Olomouc remains a “little big city” – rich on presence of significant institutions and vast cultural and social life. It regularly reaches top places on the “Czech cities with the best quality of life” lists. Lonely Planet Publishing has just recently included Olomouc among their “10 hidden treasures of Europe” list.

located in the central Moravia,
over 100,000 inhabitants,
6^th biggest Czech city,
metropolitan area: 438,000 inhabitants,
Olomouc Region centre, seat of the Regional Court and the High Court,
the 2^nd largest conservation area after Prague,
university city – 8 faculties, 24,000 students,
an industrial centre of the middle Moravia,
dense and sufficient urban transport infrastructure – buses, trams,
congress centres and fairgrounds (Fairground Flora)
UNESCO monument – Holy Trinity Column on the square.

Strategic location

resides on all mid-European traffic corridors and logistics networks,
direct connection to highways D1 – D35 – D46,
distance: Ostrava – 100km (62mi), Brno – 80km (49mi),
international airport Brno: 75km (46mi),
on the main urban traffic corridors,
railway junction – main railway station Olomouc – 3 minutes away,
tram lines on the edge of the area,
good bus service availability,
short driving distance of the ambulance and fire-fighter service

Olomouc – university city

Palacký University Olomouc is the 2^nd oldest Czech university. The international lists evaluating the quality of education puts the university on the 2^nd place right after The Charles University in Prague.

faculties

840

programs to study

24 000

students

141.

Ranked among the universities of the world

Olomouc – the industrial centre for middle Moravia

The city has a long-standing tradition of industrial production – dating already to 19^th century. The region is a home to 150 industrial companies employing over 44,700 people.

Food industry

Engineering

Chemical industry

Electrotechnics

Construction industry

Polygraphy

Centres of Science and research

Top-quality “science and research centres”, and “centres of excellence” operating in cooperation with the Palacký University, taking part in a variety of significant international research projects.