The Morava River and six its branches flow through the town, which gave it the nickname "Moravian Venice".

[3] The northern part of the municipal territory lies in the Litovelské Pomoraví Protected Landscape Area, named after the town.

After the war, Litovel asked for the assignment of a protector and came under the protection of the Vlašim family from Úsov.

In the 16th century, the lords of Boskovice acquired the Úsov dominion, Litovel became their property and lost its statute of a royal town.

The town was further affected by the Thirty Years' War, during which was plundered by the Swedish army, and by plague epidemics.

At the beginning of the 20th century, trade and industry began to develop rapidly, and new factories for processing agricultural products were established.

[10] The D35 motorway (part of the European route E442) from Olomouc to the Hradec Králové Region runs through the town.

The town hall tower, 65 metres (213 ft) tall, was built right over the Nečíz, one of many branches of the Morava that runs underneath the square.

The Neorenaissance school building, named after Jan Opletal, comes from 1901 and is decorated with four ceramic mosaics designed by Jano Köhler, which depict scenes from the history of the town.