Provodovice | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Olomouc |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Přerov |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 49.4508°N 17.7683°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1302 |
Area Total Km2: | 3.28 |
Elevation M: | 355 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 160 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 753 53 |
Provodovice is a municipality and village in Přerov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
The name is derived from the personal name Provod, meaning "the village of Provod's people".[2]
Provodovice is located about 22km (14miles) west of Přerov and 39km (24miles) southeast of Olomouc. It lies in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills. The highest point is at 392m (1,286feet) above sea level. The Juhyně Stream flows along the western and northern municipal border.
The first written mention of Provodovice is from 1302.[2]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[3] The only landmarks are two wayside crosses and a statue of Saint John of Nepomuk.[2]