Přerov

Přerov (purzhe'rôf) [key], Ger. Prerau, city (1991 pop. 51,300), E Czech Republic, in Moravia. A railway center, Přerov manufactures precision instruments, textiles, and foodstuffs. The 16th-century Žerotín Castle is now a museum.

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