Prostĕjov, Ger. Prossnitz, city (1991 pop. 50,074), SE Czech Republic, in Moravia. A railway junction and trade center of the fertile Haná agricultural region, Prostĕjov has breweries, distilleries, and industries manufacturing farm machinery, paper, and textiles. A 16th-century castle dominates the city skyline; other landmarks include a 16th-century Renaissance town hall and a 14th-century church.

Prostějov ('proscɛjof, German: Prossnitz) is a city in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. Today the city is known for its fashion industry and special military forces based there.

People

• Ignaz Brüll, great composer
• Meir Eisenstadt, rabbi
• Jonathan Eybeschutz, rabbi
• Edmund Husserl, philosopher
• Lukas Krajicek, NHL hockey player for the Vancouver Canucks
• Henrieta Nagyová
• Karel Nováček
• Vlastimil Petržela
• Nathan Porges, rabbi
• Paulina Porizkova
• Moses Sofer, rabbi
• Nina Škottová
• Moritz Steinschneider, rabbi, Jewish studier, bibliographer, orientalist
• Otto Wichterle
• Jiří Wolker

External links

• Municipal website (in Czech, English and German)
• Satellite photo from Google Maps