Velehrad (Czech Republic)

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Name (Latin)
Velehrad (Czech Republic)
Coordinates
17.39427156 17.39427156 49.10543685 49.10543685 (gooearth )
Associated country
Czech Republic
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 154969213
Wikidata: Q1004655
Library of congress: n 2003023252
Sources of Information
  • BGN (Velehrad, ppl. 49°06Ń - 17°24É)
  • Rebelové proti všednosti, 2003:verso t.p. (Velehrad)
  • BGN (Velehrad, ppl. 49⁰06Ń - 17⁰24É)
  • Stat. lex. obcí ČSSR 1965, p. 362 (in Jihomoravský kraj)

Wikipedia description:

Velehrad is a municipality and village in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. The village proper is located on the Salaška Stream in the Chřiby highlands. Velehrad is known for its former Cistercian monastery with the Basilica of the Assumption of Mary and Saints Cyril and Methodius, which is the most famous Christian pilgrimage site in the country. It is protected as a national cultural monument.

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