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Vikantice
Vikantice is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 80 inhabitants. Vikantice lies approximately 19 km north of Šumperk, 63 km north of Olomouc, and 184 km east of Prague.
History
The first written mention of Vikantice is from 1437. During World War II, the German occupiers operated a forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp at a local paper mill. 120 Allied POWs were imprisoned there.
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