In Popular Culture
- Asteroid 30564 Olomouc was named after this city.
- Scenes from the 2002 television serial Doctor Zhivago were filmed in Olomouc.
- Olomouc is mentioned in the song "Disappear" by R.E.M. from the album Reveal.
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