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.
Sloup | |
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 View of Sloup from the west | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  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 | 7.65 km2 (2.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 471 m (1,545 ft) |
| Population (2021-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 966 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 679 13 |
| Website | www |
Geography
Sloup lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Blansko, 27 kilometres (17 mi) north of Brno, and 183 kilometres (114 mi) south-east of Prague.
Sloup lies on the northern border of the Moravian Karst Protected Landscape Area. In the municipality is located part of the nature reserve Sloupsko-šošůvské jeskyně ("Sloup-Šošůvka Caves") known for the Kůlna Cave which became a remarkable European Paleolithic site since the 1880s.
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