Prostějov

Prostějov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈproscɛjof]; German: Proßnitz in Mähren) is a city in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. Today the city is known for its fashion industry and special military forces based there. Prostějov is situated on the northern edge of Hornomoravský úval basin, at the foothill of Prostějovská pahorkatina upland, in the eastern part of the Czech Republic. On its western side, the Drahanská vrchovina highland rises. The town is flat, with minimum elevation differences, from 212 to 262 meters above sea level. The town came into existence in 1141 as a small settlement of Prostějovice, deriving its name from Lord Prostěj. The first written records about the town, also referred to as the "Jerusalem of Hana", date...