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Přerov (ˈpr̝̊ɛrof; ) is a town in the Olomouc Region
Olomouc Region
Olomouc Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western and central part of its historical region of Moravia and in a small part of the historical region of Silesia . It is named for its capital Olomouc.-External links:* *...

 of the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
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 where the Bečva river
Becva
The Bečva is a river in the Czech Republic. It is a left tributary of the river Morava. The Bečva is created by two source streams, the Northern Rožnovská Bečva and the Southern Vsetínská Bečva The Bečva is a river in the Czech Republic. It is a left tributary of the river Morava. The Bečva is...

 flows through. Přerov is a statute town (2006). It has population of about 47,373 to January 2, 2008. Přerov is about 22 km south west of Olomouc
Olomouc
Olomouc is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. The city is located on the Morava river and is the ecclesiastical metropolis and historical capital city of Moravia. Nowadays, it is an administrative centre of the Olomouc Region and sixth largest city in the Czech Republic...

. In the past it was a major crossroad in the heart of Moravia
Moravia
Moravia is a historical region in Central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, and one of the former Czech lands, together with Bohemia and Silesia. It takes its name from the Morava River which rises in the northwest of the region...

 in the Czech Republic.

History

The locality settlement dates back to the primeval times. There is a world—renowned prehistoric site from the older stone age on the mound called Hradisko at Přerov Předmostí. The oldest written reference to Přerov dates to 1133 when King Přemysl Otakar gave Přerov the privilege of a royal town in 1256. The mansion of Přerov built in place of the former castle was a residence of influential house, the house of Pernstejn and Žerotín, from which Charles the Older of Žerotín significantly influenced the town. Přerov is called the city of Comenius and Blahoslav, the most significant personalities of the Unity of Brethren as well as of Bohemia
Bohemia
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n culture in the 16th and 17th centuries. The cultural and social life of the city in the 19th century took up traditions of the past, above all, those of the Brethren time. Přerov ranked among the advanced cities of Moravia and contributed to Czech national development. Introducing the railroad in 1841 brought Přerov a quick development of industries and agriculture, above all machine industry, power-plant facilities, hemp industry, brewing and sugar making. Later, the chemical industry as well as production of leatherware and optical devices acceded.

In June 1945, during the expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia
Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia
The expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia after World War II was part of a series of evacuations and expulsions of Germans from Central and Eastern Europe during and after World War II....

, 71 men, 120 women and 74 children were killed in a massacre of the German population.

Přerov is settle of College of logistics and affiliate of Tomas Bata University Zlin.
The helicopter air force is situated in Přerov. Currently, Přerov is a social, administrative and cultural centre of the District with developing economics.

The villages Předmostí, Lověšice, Kozlovice, Dluhonice, Újezdec, Čekyně, Henčlov, Lýsky, Popovice, Vinary, Žeravice and Penčice are administrative parts of Přerov.

People of Přerov

  • Josef Baják (1906–1980), sculptor
  • Jan Blahoslav
    Jan Blahoslav
    Jan Blahoslav was a Czech humanistic writer, poet, translator, etymologist, hymnographer, grammarian, music theorist and composer. He was a Unity of the Brethren bishop, and translated the New Testament into Czech in 1564...

     (1523–1571), developer of Czech grammar
  • Abraham Placzek (1799–1884), chief rabbi of Moravia from 1847 to 1851
  • Edouard Borovansky
    Edouard Borovansky
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     (1902–1959), ballet dancer
  • Tomáš Cigánek
    Tomáš Cigánek
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     (born 1978), footballer
  • Ctislav Doseděl
    Ctislav Dosedel
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     (born 1970), professional tennis player
  • Ida Ehre
    Ida Ehre
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     (1900–1989), actor and theatre director and manager
  • Jani Galik
    Jani Galik
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     (born 1984), footballer
  • Jiřina Hauková
    Jirina Hauková
    Jiřina Hauková was a Czech poet and translator. She was a member of the Group 42 , together with her husband Jindřich Chalupecký.- Biography :...

     (1919–2005), poet and translator
  • Josef Hrabal
    Josef Hrabal
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     (born 1985), ice hockey player
  • Vladimír Hučín
    Vladimír Hucín
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     (born 1952), political prisoner, secret service agent, honorary citizen of Prerov
  • Josef Kainar (1917–1971), poet
  • Gideon Klein
    Gideon Klein
    Gideon Klein was a Czech pianist and composer of classical music, organizer of cultural life in Theresienstadt concentration camp.-Life:...

     (1919–1945), composer and pianist
  • Eliška Kleinová
    Eliška Kleinová
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     (1912–1999), pianist and music educator
  • Tomáš Kundrátek
    Tomáš Kundrátek
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     (born 1989), ice hockey player
  • Pavel Novák (1944-2009), singer and musician
  • Karel Plíhal
    Karel Plíhal
    Karel Plíhal is a Czech folk and jazz musician, singer, songwriter and record producer.He graduated from the Industrial College of Engineering and then worked as a designer and boilerman in the Olomouc theatre, finally becoming a singer . He has played the guitar since he was 15 year old...

     (born 1958), singer and musician
  • Petr Ruman
    Petr Ruman
    Petr Ruman is a Czech former footballer who is now a youth coach with FSV Mainz 05.- Career :...

     (born 1976), footballer
  • Kateřina Sokolová
    Katerina Sokolova
    Kateřina Sokolová is a beauty queen who won Miss Czech Republic as an 18-year-old student and represented her country in Miss World 2007 in China....

     (born 1989), Miss World contestant
  • František Šolc
    Frantisek Solc
    František Šolc was Czech French hornist and horn teacher.- Life :He was born in Přerov on 25 June 1920. He grew up in a musical environment; his father was a music director of the local city orchestra. In 1935 Šolc enrolled voluntarily in a military music school in Prague...

     (1920–1996), French hornist and horn teacher
  • Vilém Tauský
    Vilém Tauský
    Vilém Tauský CBE was a Czech conductor and composer.-Life:Vilém Tauský was from a musical family: his Viennese mother had sung Mozart at the Vienna State Opera under Gustav Mahler, and her cousin was the operetta composer Leo Fall.Tauský studied with Leoš Janáček and later became a repetiteur at...

     (1910–2004), conductor and composer
  • Rudolf Weigl
    Rudolf Weigl
    Professor Rudolf Stefan Weigl was a famous Polish biologist and inventor of the first effective vaccine against epidemic typhus. Weigl founded the Weigl Institute in Lwów, Poland , where he did his vaccine-producing research.Of Austrian ethnic descent, Weigl was born in Přerov, Moravia...

     (1883–1957), biologist
  • Jaroslav Wykrent (born 1943), musician

Sport

  • HC Zubr Přerov
    HC ZUBR Přerov
    HC ZUBR Přerov is an ice hockey team currently playing in the Czech Second National Hockey League . The club is based in Přerov and their home arena is Zimní stadion Přerov. The team is sponsored by the Zubr brewery.- External links :*...

     - ice hockey club
  • Sokol HC Přerov - handball club
  • Zubr Cup - tennis tournament
  • Autoklub Přerov - motor sports club http://www.autoklubprerov.cz/

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