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 well preserved and is protected by law as a village monument reservation.

Příkazy
Municipality
Municipal office
Municipal office
Flag of Příkazy
Flag
Coat of arms of Příkazy
Coat of arms
Příkazy is located in Czech Republic
Příkazy
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
 (2022-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,316
 • Density94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
783 33
Websitewww.prikazy.cz

Administrative parts
House in the monument reservation
Chapel of Saints Cyril and Methodius

The village of Hynkov is an administrative part of Příkazy.

Geography

Příkazy lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Olomouc and 202 km (126 mi) east of Prague. It is located in the Upper Morava Valley. The northernmost part of the municipality lies in the Litovelské Pomoraví Protected Landscape Area and the Morava River flows through it.

History

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

Transport

Příkazy lies on the local railway line Olomouc–Drahanovice. The D35 motorway goes through the municipality.

Sights

The Chapel of Saints Cyril and Methodius was built in 1924–1926 and is an example of modern sacral architecture. The interior was painted by Jano Köhler.[3]

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.[4]

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2022". Czech Statistical Office. 2022-04-29.
  2. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Příkazy. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  3. "Kaple sv. Cyrila a Metoděje" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  4. "Hanácké muzeum v přírodě" (in Czech). Hanakian Open Air Museum. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
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