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| Name | Estimated Population (January 1973) | Coordinates | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olomouc | 82,000 | 49°35'N., 17°15'E. | Important military and industrial center in Severomoravsky Kraj (North Moravian Region). Garrison town with billeting facilities for more than 9,000 troops. Concentration of Soviet occupation troops. Czechoslovak division headquarters. Soviet military headquarters with communication links with Ministry of Defense in Moscow and Soviet Forces headquarters in East Germany and Poland. Prerov military airfield, about 15 miles southeast, is a home base for fighter aircraft; it can support light bombers. A military heliport west of town occupied presently by Soviet troops is used by helicopters in regimental strength. The largest producer in country of modular and malleable cast iron, gear boxes for railroad car axles, and pumps and pumping equipment. The only producer of irrigation equipment in country. Also significant output of boilers, pipes, lathes, milling and drilling machinery, reinforced concrete components, pharmaceuticals. Highly developed food industry. Main railroad and highway junction on main east-west railroad line with extensive railroad yards and workshops. |
| Pardubice | 76,000 | 50°02'N., 15°47'E. | Important industrial military complex in Vychodocesky Kraj (East Bohemian Region), site of one of the largest chemical enterprises in the country, about 4 miles northwest. Produces one-fourth of national output of explosives, propellants, nitrocellulose, gunpowder for military and civilian use; also wide variety of chemicals such as fertilizers, agrochemicals, sulfuric and nitric acid, ammonia, plastics, silicones, pharmaceuticals for domestic market and exports. Associated chemical research institutes of national significance. Significant production of radio and radar equipment for domestic use and for U.S.S.R.; also television sets, small computers, laboratory and other electrical equipment. Important producer of equipment for flour mills and silos. Medium-size petroleum refinery. POL storage 485,000 barrels. Billeting for about 5,000 troops. Home airbase for fighter aircraft; can accommodate medium and heavy bombers. Important ammunition and missile storage facilities in environs. Railroad and highway center on east-west and north-south routes. Extensive railroad facilities. |
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