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( Olomouc)
Olomouc (IPA&_160;['olomo??ts]) (local Haná dialect Olomóc or Holomóc, German Olmütz, Polish Olomuniec, Latin Eburum or Olomucium) 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 of Moravia. Olomouc contains several large squares, the chief of which is adorned with Holy Trinity Column, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The column is 115&_160;ft (35&_160;m) high and was built in 1716–1754. The most prominent church is the Saint Wenceslas cathedral. In the end of the 19th century it was rebuilt in neo-Gothic style, but it kept many parts from the original church, which had also been rebuilt many times (Romanesque crypt, Gothic cloister, Baroque chapels). The highest of its three spires is 328&_160;ft (100&_160;m) The church neighbours with the Romanesque Bishop’s Palace (often incorrectly called the Premyslid Palace), a 12th century Romanesque building. (image) The real Premyslid Palace, i.e. the residence of Olomouc members of the governing Premyslid Dynasty, used to stand nearby. The Saint Moritz Church, a fine Gothic building of the 15th century, and the Saint Michael’s Church are also worth mentioning. The Neo-baroque chapel of Saint John Sarkander stands on the place of a former town prison. Catholic priest John Sarkander was imprisoned here in the beginning of the Thirty Years' War. He was accused of collaboration with the enemy and tortured here, but did not reveal anything because of the Seal of Confession, and died. The torturing rack and Sarkander’s gravestone are preserved here. He was canonized by Pope John Paul II during his visit in Olomouc in 1995.
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