provozovna

Provozovna is a term used in the Czech language to denote a place where business activities are conducted. It refers to the physical location or facility where operations such as production, services, or sales take place. It is distinct from the registered office (sídlo) of a company, which is the official address of the legal entity.

A provozovna can be a factory, workshop, shop, service center, warehouse, or any other site where the company actively operates. A single company may maintain multiple provozovny in different towns or countries; each location may have its own address and contact details, while the legal entity remains one.

Legal and administrative relevance often depends on national or local regulation. The designation is used in contracting, invoicing, and compliance to indicate where work is performed or goods are handled. Depending on jurisdiction, a provozovna may require registration, permits, or specific accounting or reporting for local taxes or licensing. In everyday use, provozovna is more about the operational site, while a pobočka (branch) denotes a specific organizational unit of a company with its own administrative presence, and sídlo refers to the official registered address of the entity.

Etymology: the word derives from the Czech root "provoz" meaning operation, with the suffix "-ovna" indicating a place associated with that activity.

Related terms include sídlo and pobočka.