Osvětimany

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Osvětimany

Total population

833

Elevation278 m

Land area19.39 km²

Coordinates49.06°, 17.25°

Demographic figures from Czech Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Osvětimany is a market town in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. The market town is located on the border between the Chřiby highlands and Kyjov Hills.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Josef Somr

Czech actor (1934–2022)

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Karl Franz Johann Chudoba

German mineralogist (1898–1976)

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Josef Kolmaš

Czech translator, sinologist and tibetologist (1933–2021)

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Jaroslav Svěchota

Slovak politician (1941–2004)

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Antonín Fridrich

Czechoslovak politician

J

Jan Sládek

Czech artistic gymnast (1907-1984)

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František Mezihorák

Czech politician and university educator

F

František Mráz

Czech politician and manager

František Pivoda

Czech music reviewer, composer and educator (1824–1898)

Stanislava Chrdlová

Czech Esperantist (1954-2000)

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Václav Halíř

Czech opera singer (1926-1999)

František Weber

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Věra Lejsková

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Zdeněk Frýbort

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David Rusňák

Czech entrepreneur

V

Vojtech Kozák - Eszterházy

Czech entrepreneur

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Zlín

• Uherské Hradiště
  9.8 mi away · pop. 21,737
• Hulín
  20.4 mi away · pop. 7,151
• Karlovice
  25.7 mi away · pop. 139
• Ostrata
  27.6 mi away · pop. 346
• Castelvetere in Val Fortore
  537.9 mi away · pop. 1,810
• San Bartolomeo in Galdo
  539.3 mi away · pop. 5,841
• Foiano di Val Fortore
  543.6 mi away · pop. 1,551
• Santa Croce del Sannio
  543.8 mi away · pop. 1,067
• Gallo Matese
  544.7 mi away · pop. 761
• Letino
  545 mi away · pop. 783
• Montefalcone di Val Fortore
  545.1 mi away · pop. 1,837
• Capriati a Volturno
  545.4 mi away · pop. 1,647

Browse all places in Zlín →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

European beewolf

Philanthus triangulum

Seen 2026-09-25

Fox Moth

Macrothylacia rubi

Seen 2026-09-25

Small Copper

Lycaena phlaeas

Seen 2026-09-25

Small White

Pieris rapae

Seen 2026-09-25

Leafy Spurge Hawkmoth

Hyles euphorbiae

Seen 2026-09-25

Eastern Bath White

Pontia edusa

Seen 2026-09-25

Autumn Crocus

Colchicum autumnale

Seen 2026-09-25

box elder

Acer negundo

Seen 2026-09-24

black nightshade

Solanum nigrum

Seen 2026-09-24

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers