Plumlov

Plumlov
Town
Plumlov Castle
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Coat of arms
Country Czech Republic
Region Olomouc
District Prostějov
Commune Prostějov
Elevation 308 m (1,010 ft)
Coordinates CZ 49°28′6″N 17°0′48″E / 49.46833°N 17.01333°E / 49.46833; 17.01333Coordinates: CZ 49°28′6″N 17°0′48″E / 49.46833°N 17.01333°E / 49.46833; 17.01333
Area 11.51 km2 (4.44 sq mi)
Population 2,407 (201-01-01)
Density 209 / km2 (541 / sq mi)
Mayor Adolf Sušeň
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 798 03
Location in the Czech Republic
Wikimedia Commons: Plumlov
Statistics: statnisprava.cz
Website: www.plumlov.cz

Plumlov (German: Blumenau, also Plumau) is a town in the Olomouc Region, Czech Republic.

Plumlov is the place of the castle, which was personally designed by Prince Karl Eusebius of Liechtenstein, an avid devotee to the art of building. Know then as Plumenau Castle, it was intended as a jewel of Baroque architecture. After the World War II, the castle was confiscated from its owners by the communist government. Now in possession of the local government in Plumlov, attempts to restore the building to its original voluptuous forms of Bohemian baroque have met with acute financial shortcomings.

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