Drnovice

Drnovice
Drnovice
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Drnovice is located in Czech Republic
Drnovice
Coordinates: 49°16′35″N 16°56′48″E / 49.27639°N 16.94667°E / 49.27639; 16.94667Coordinates: 49°16′35″N 16°56′48″E / 49.27639°N 16.94667°E / 49.27639; 16.94667
Country  Czech Republic
Region South Moravian
District Vyškov
Area
 - Total 11.96 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Elevation 256 m (840 ft)
Population (2008)
 - Total 2,278
 - Density 190.5/km2 (493.3/sq mi)
Postal code 683 04
Website http://www.oudrnovice.cz/

Drnovice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈdr̩novɪtsɛ]; German: Drnowitz) is a village and municipality (obec) in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic.

The municipality covers an area of 11.96 square kilometres (4.62 sq mi), and has a population of 2,278 (as at 25 February 2008).

Drnovice lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Vyškov, 26 km (16 mi) east of Brno, and 203 km (126 mi) south-east of Prague.

The football club FK Drnovice plays there.

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