Olomouc, Czech Republic


We stopped in Olomouc for lunch on the way from Krakow to Prague and had about an hour to investigate the city.

About Olomouc, Czech Republic

Olomouc is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. Located on the Morava River, the city is the ecclesiastical metropolis and historical capital city of Moravia.

The astronomical clock on the Olomouc town hall is one of only two in the country and is interesting because it represents the first real effort at organizing society according to the 24-hour clock, hundreds of years before the industrial revolution.