| Olbramovice | |||
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| Městys | |||
Market square | |||
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  Olbramovice | |||
| Coordinates: 48°59′24″N16°23′25″E / 48.99000°N 16.39028°E Coordinates: 48°59′24″N16°23′25″E / 48.99000°N 16.39028°E | |||
| Country |  | ||
| Region | South Moravian | ||
| District | Znojmo | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 17.21 km2 (6.64 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 200 m (700 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 1,044 | ||
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 671 76 | ||
| Website | http://www.obec-olbramovice.cz/ | ||
Olbramovice (German : Wolframitz) is a market town (městys) in Znojmo District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic.
German is a West Germanic language that is mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, South Tyrol (Italy), the German-speaking Community of Belgium, and Liechtenstein. It is also one of the three official languages of Luxembourg and a co-official language in the Opole Voivodeship in Poland. The languages which are most similar to German are the other members of the West Germanic language branch: Afrikaans, Dutch, English, the Frisian languages, Low German/Low Saxon, Luxembourgish, and Yiddish. There are also strong similarities in vocabulary with Danish, Norwegian and Swedish, although those belong to the North Germanic group. German is the second most widely spoken Germanic language, after English.
Městys is a status conferred on certain municipalities in the Czech Republic, lying in terms of size and importance higher than that of obec, but lower than that of město. Sometimes, "město" is translated as "city" and "městys" is translated as "town" or "market town".
Znojmo District is one of seven districts (okres) within South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Znojmo.
The town covers an area of 17.21 square kilometres (6.64 sq mi), and has a population of 1,044 (as at 3 July 2006).
Olbramovice lies approximately 31 kilometres (19 mi) north-east of Znojmo, 29 km (18 mi) south-west of Brno, and 188 km (117 mi) south-east of Prague.
Brno is the second largest city in the Czech Republic by population and area, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative center of the South Moravian Region in which it forms a separate district. The city lies at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers and has about 400,000 inhabitants; its greater metropolitan area is home to more than 800,000 people while its larger urban zone had a population of about 730,000 in 2004.
Prague is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, the 14th largest city in the European Union and the historical capital of Bohemia. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of 2.6 million. The city has a temperate climate, with warm summers and chilly winters.
