Troubky

Troubky
Municipality
Troubky after 1997 flooding
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Troubky
Coordinates: 49°25′49″N 17°21′1″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Olomouc
District	Přerov
Area
• Total	21.12 km2 (8.15 sq mi)
Elevation	199 m (653 ft)
Population  (2006)
• Total	2,022
• Density	96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Postal code	751 02
Website	http://www.troubky.cz

Troubky is a village and municipality (obec) in Přerov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It lies at the confluence of the Morava and Bečva rivers.

The municipality covers an area of 21.12 square kilometres (8.15 sq mi), and has a population of 2,022 (as at 3 July 2006).

Troubky lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Přerov, 20 km (12 mi) south of Olomouc, and 223 km (139 mi) east of Prague. In 1997 the village was severely affected by flood, in which nine people died and 150 houses were destroyed. Thirteen years later, in 2010, was flooded again.

References

• Olomouc Regional Statistical Office: Municipalities of Přerov District