Popůvky (Brno-Country District)
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Popůvky | |||
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Chapel of St John of Nepomuk
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Country | Czech Republic | ||
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Region | South Moravian | ||
District | Brno-Country | ||
Commune | Šlapanice | ||
Municipality | Šlapanice | ||
Elevation | 288 m (945 ft) | ||
Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
Area | 7.45 km2 (2.88 sq mi) | ||
Population | 1,275 (2012) | ||
Density | 171 / km2 (443 / sq mi) | ||
Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
- summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Postal code | 664 41 | ||
Wikimedia Commons: Popůvky (Brno-Country District) | |||
Website: www.popuvky.cz | |||
Popůvky is a small village outside Brno, Czech Republic. The population is about 700. The most heavily used highway in the Czech Republic goes through the center of the village. The village is popular with tourists due to its proximity to Brno. During the time around the Czechoslovakian Grand Prix, Popůvky hosts as many as 50,000 visitors. Popůvky was the birthplace of Wilhelm Puttick (1856-1929), who researched the karst of the Planina Polje (southwestern Slovenia) and significantly contributed to the development of speleology in Slovenia.
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