| Němčice nad Hanou | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Olomouc |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Prostějov |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.3419°N 17.2061°W |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Martin Ernst |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1406 |
| Area Total Km2: | 12.06 |
| Elevation M: | 204 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1932 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 798 27 |
Němčice nad Hanou (German: Niemtschitz an der Hanna) is a town in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.
Němčice nad Hanou is located about 15km (09miles) southeast of Prostějov and 27km (17miles) south of Olomouc. It lies mostly in an agricultural landscape of the Upper Morava Valley, only the southwestern tip of the municipal territory extends into the Vyškov Gate. The Haná River flows along the southern municipal border.
The area was already inhabited in the La Tène period. The Celtic settlement in Němčice nad Hanou belongs to the most important archaeological sites in Moravia with many valuable finds.[2]
The first written mention of Němčice nad Hanou is from 1406. In 1563, during the rule of the Pernštejn family, the village was promoted to a market town by Emperor Ferdinand I. Němčice nad Hanou became a town in 1970.[3]
Němčice nad Hanou is located on the railway line Olomouc–Vyškov.[4]
Němčice nad Hanou lies in the ethnographic region of Haná.
The main landmark of the town is the Church of Saint Mary Magdalene. It was built in the Baroque style in 1662.[5]