Country Czech Republic District Šumperk Area 6.47 km² Population 1,122 (2006) | Region Olomouc Postal code 789 62 Elevation 324 m Local time Friday 10:29 AM | |
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Olšany (German: Olleschau) is a village and municipality (obec) in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic.
Map of 789 62 Ol%C5%A1any, Czechia
The municipality covers an area of 6.47 square kilometres (2.50 sq mi), and has a population of 1,122 (as at 28 August 2006).
Olšany lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Šumperk, 50 km (31 mi) north-west of Olomouc, and 176 km (109 mi) east of Prague. It lies in the valley of the Morava River at an elevation of 330 meters. In 1980, Klášterec was joined to Olšany, increasing its area to more than 6.48 km². The village lies along the road leading from Šumperk to Červená Voda. Olšany council also administers the hamlet of Na Horách.
The first note about the village comes from 1386 referring about local landowner Bolík z Olšan. A place situated in north part of Olšany was historically separated village called Doubravice. Doubravice was bought by Ruda nad Moravou administrator in early 17th century, who moved inhabitants out and established a farm in the place.
A factory producing cigarette paper was established in 1862 and significantly changed the municipality's rural character and also caused steep growth of population. The brands of cigarette paper produced for retail are Party in House and Vážka. Warm wastewater was used as a source for local swimming pool.
A cinema, piste and the Youth Institute of Social Care (Ústav sociální péče pro mládež) operates in Olšany in 2013.