Němčice nad Hanou

Němčice nad Hanou (Niemtschitz an der Hanna) is a town in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.

Geography
Němčice nad Hanou is located about 15 km southeast of Prostějov and 27 km south of Olomouc. It lies mostly in an agricultural landscape of the Upper Morava Valley, only the southwestern tip of the municipal territory extends into the Vyškov Gate. The Haná River flows along the southern municipal border.

History
The area was already inhabited in the La Tène period. The Celtic settlement in Němčice nad Hanou belongs to the most important archaeological sites in Moravia with many valuable finds.

The first written mention of Němčice nad Hanou is from 1406. In 1563, during the rule of the Pernštejn family, the village was promoted to a market town by Emperor Ferdinand I. Němčice nad Hanou became a town in 1970.

Transport
Němčice nad Hanou is located on the railway line Olomouc–Vyškov.

Culture
Němčice nad Hanou lies in the ethnographic region of Haná.

Sights
The main landmark of the town is the Church of Saint Mary Magdalene. It was built in the Baroque style in 1662.

Notable people

 * Martin Ferdinand Quadal (1736–1811), Moravian-Austrian painter and engraver