Příkazy

Příkazy (German: Przikas, 1939–1945 Pschikas) is a municipality and village in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants. Old part of the village is historically significant and is protected by law as village monument reservation.

Příkazy
Municipality
Municipal office
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Příkazy
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°38′37″N 17°8′36″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionOlomouc
DistrictOlomouc
First mentioned1250
Area
 • Total13.98 km2 (5.40 sq mi)
Elevation
226 m (741 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
 • Total1,310
 • Density94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
783 33
Websitewww.prikazy.cz

Příkazy lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Olomouc and 202 km (126 mi) east of Prague.

Administrative parts
House in the monument reservation

Village of Hynkov is an administrative part of Příkazy.

History

The first written mention of Příkazy is from 1250 and of Hynkov is from 1437.[2]

Sights

Příkazy is known for the Hanakian Open Air Museum. It is a unique example of clay folk architecture of the Haná region. The complex consists of three barns from the first half of the 19th century and one barn from 1987, followed by a garden with fruit trees and a complete Hanakian farm with a residential and farming part from 1875.[3]

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
  2. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Příkazy. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  3. "Hanácké muzeum v přírodě" (in Czech). Hanácké muzeum v přírodě. Retrieved 2020-11-19.


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