Sloup (Blansko District)
Sloup is a market town in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. it has about 1,000 inhabitants.
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 View on Sloup from the west | |
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  Sloup Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°24′53″N 16°44′22″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Moravian |
| District | Blansko |
| First mentioned | 1373 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.64 km2 (2.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 471 m (1,545 ft) |
| Population (2020-01-01[1]) | |
| • Total | 972 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 679 13 |
| Website | www |
Sloup lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Blansko, 27 km (17 mi) north of Brno, and 183 km (114 mi) south-east of Prague.
Nature
Nature reserve area Moravian Karst. Approximately 0.7 miles from Sloup is located the nature reservation Sloupsko-šošůvské jeskyně (Sloup-Šošůvka Caves) with the Kůlna Cave, that became a remarkable European Paleolithic site since the 1880s.
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
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