Sloup (Blansko District)

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Sloup
Městys
Skyline of Sloup
Flag of Sloup
Flag
Coat of arms of Sloup
Coat of arms
Sloup is located in Czech Republic
Sloup
Sloup
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Country  Czech Republic
Region South Moravian
District Blansko
Area
 • Total 7.64 km2 (2.95 sq mi)
Elevation 471 m (1,545 ft)
Population (2012)
 • Total 962
 • Density 130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Postal code 679 13
Website http://www.sloup.info/

Sloup is a small town (městys) in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic.

The town covers an area of 7.64 square kilometres (2.95 sq mi), and has a population of 902 (as at 28 August 2006).

Sloup lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Blansko, 27 km (17 mi) north of Brno, and 183 km (114 mi) south-east of Prague.

Approximately 0,7 miles from Sloup, Sloupsko-šošůvské caves are located, with Kůlna – the cave that became a remarkable European Paleolithic site since the 1880s.

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