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State District Archives Kroměříž

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The State District Archives Kroměříž (Státní okresní archiv Kroměříž) have been part of the Moravian Land Archives in Brno since 2002 and look after the written heritage of the entire Kroměříž district. They are housed in a building on Velehradská Street built for the archives in 1995–1997; before that, the district archives were based in Holešov.

The archives take over and keep the records of district authorities and institutions as well as the fonds of towns and villages, schools, agricultural cooperatives, guilds, associations and parish offices. They also manage collections, above all of photographs and negatives, and personal fonds of notable figures of the region. In the reading room, the public and researchers can study the archival records; the archives also carry out searches, digitise their holdings and hold exhibitions and lectures. The archive library has about 6,500 volumes of specialist and regional literature and periodicals.

Interesting places nearby

Karel Kryl's Birthplace

Březinova 9, 767 01 Kroměříž

The house in Březinova Street where the poet and singer-songwriter Karel Kryl was born in 1944. A memorial plaque commemorates him.

Nuclear Fallout Shelter

Slovanské náměstí 3920, 767 01 Kroměříž

A once-secret 1980s civil defence shelter beneath the Kroměříž Library, with its technical equipment preserved. Tours by appointment only.

Slovanské náměstí

Slovanské náměstí, 767 01 Kroměříž

A renovated square with the Orthodox Church of Sts Cyril and Methodius, the Kroměříž Library and a ground-level fountain where children play in summer.