Sloup (Blansko District)

Sloup is a market town in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. it has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Sloup
View on Sloup from the west
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Sloup
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°24′53″N 16°44′22″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictBlansko
First mentioned1373
Area
  Total7.64 km2 (2.95 sq mi)
Elevation
471 m (1,545 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
  Total972
  Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
679 13
Websitewww.mestyssloup.cz

Sloup lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Blansko, 27 km (17 mi) north of Brno, and 183 km (114 mi) south-east of Prague.

Nature

Nature reserve area Moravian Karst. Approximately 0.7 miles from Sloup is located the nature reservation Sloupsko-šošůvské jeskyně (Sloup-Šošůvka Caves) with the Kůlna Cave, that became a remarkable European Paleolithic site since the 1880s.

References

  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.


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