Protivanov

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Protivanov

Total population

1,087

Elevation662 m

Land area18.82 km²

Coordinates49.48°, 16.84°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Protivanov is a market town in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

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

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Wilhelm Kosch

Austrian lexicographer, literary historian and germanist (1879–1960)

Alois Kolísek

Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament, Czechoslovak politician and roman catholic priest (1868-1931)

Eduard Hrbatý

Czech Roman Catholic priest

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Václav Grulich

Czech politician and educator

František Hasa

Czech engineer and university educator (1863-1945)

Jiří Maria Veselý

Czechoslovak archeologist, science writer and roman catholic priest (1908–2004)

J

Jan Hudec

Czechoslovak journalist

Jaroslav Hanák

Czech businessman, president of the Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic

K

Karl Wenk

Alois Bouda

V

Vincenc Pořízka

Indologist

M

Miroslav Grepl

J

Josef Václav Luňáček

Czechoslovak painter

Č

Čeněk Slepánek

J

Josef Julínek

Czech librarian

F

František Kolísek

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

Nearby places in Olomouc

• Buková
  1.8 mi away · pop. 350
• Repechy
  2.2 mi away · pop. 19
• Lipová
  3.2 mi away · pop. 457
• Seč
  3.3 mi away · pop. 104
• Dešná
  4.3 mi away
• Drahany
  4.4 mi away · pop. 530
• Horní Štěpánov
  5 mi away · pop. 835
• Suchdol
  5.2 mi away · pop. 377
• Lhota u Konice
  5.2 mi away · pop. 84
• Nové Sady
  5.5 mi away · pop. 105
• Vícov
  5.6 mi away · pop. 468
• Stražisko
  5.9 mi away · pop. 143

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Recently spotted species

Swamp Crab Spider

Xysticus ulmi

Seen 2026-09-26

Four-spot Orbweaver

Araneus quadratus

Seen 2026-09-25

European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Seen 2026-09-21

Peppery Bolete

Chalciporus piperatus

Seen 2026-09-21

Cliff Tiger Beetle

Cylindera germanica

Seen 2026-09-20

Adder

Vipera berus

Seen 2026-09-19

Grey Dagger

Acronicta psi

Seen 2026-09-19

European Common Frog

Rana temporaria

Seen 2026-09-19

Remote Sedge

Carex remota

Seen 2026-09-19

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

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