Zubr (European bison) - Prerov, Czech Republic
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N 49° 27.403 E 017° 26.904
33U E 677430 N 5481109
More than 1 ton heavy bronze scuplture of European bison (zubr), a heraldic animal of the city Prerov located on the Tyrs bridge (Tyršuv most) over the Becva river.
Waymark Code: WM11Y2X
Location: Olomoucký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 01/08/2020
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Prerov is a city on the Becva River in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. Both in its coat-of-the-arms and its flag a head of an European bison, called here "ZUBR", can be found. During the reconstruction of Tyrsuv bridge over Becva river in 2012, a bronze sculpture of the city' heraldic animal was placed on the bridge. Its author is Ivana Šrámkova (see (
visit link) She created a bronze statue of a bison of weight more than 1 ton. Its height is 2.2 meteres and the lenght of 3.5 meters. The statue is placed on a concrete pedestal of about 2 meters height.