Osvětimany is a small town (městys

Městys

Městys or Městečko is a status conferred on certain municipalities in the Czech Republic, lying in terms of size and importance higher than that of obec , but lower than that of město ....

) in Uherské Hradiště District

Uherské Hradište District

Uherské Hradiště District is one of four districts within Zlín Region of the Czech Republic...

 in the Zlín Region

Zlín Region

Zlín Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the central-eastern part of the historical region of Moravia. It is named after its capital Zlín....

 of the Czech Republic.

The town covers an area of 19.43 square kilometres (7.5 sq mi), and has a population of 854 (as at 5 December 2008).

Osvětimany lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) west of Uherské Hradiště

Uherské Hradište

Uherské Hradiště is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It lies on the Morava river and is the seat of the Uherské Hradiště District.- History :...

, 37 km (23 mi) south-west of Zlín

Zlín

Zlín , from 1949 to 1989 Gottwaldov , is a city in the Zlín Region, southeastern Moravia, Czech Republic, on the Dřevnice River. The development of the modern city is closely connected to the Bata Shoes company...

, and 234 km (145 mi) south-east of Prague

Prague

Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...

.