During the second half of the 19th century Olomouc was a German city with a significant Czech minority.
German villages were near Olomouc (Neředín, Nová Ulice, Povel, Nové Sady, Nový Svět, Nemilany, Kyselov, Slavonín, Hněvotín and Nedvězí).
During the time when Karl Brandhuber was the city's mayor, the Czech minority was culturally suppressed.
After the end of the First World War the surrounding areas were merged with the Olomouc and relative harmony obtained between the two groups.
Former German inhabitants from Olomouc established a club, Heimatverband Olmütz und Mittelmähren in Nördlingen and made a connection among these people.