Morávka (Frýdek-Místek District)

Morávka
Municipality
Lower part of Morávka
Flag Coat of arms
Morávka Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°35′46″N 18°31′29″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Frýdek-Místek
Founded	1615
Area
• Total	87.29 km^2 (33.70 sq mi)
Elevation	520 m (1,710 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,413
• Density	16/km^2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	739 04
Website	www.moravka.info

Morávka (German: Morawka, Polish: Morawka) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.

Geography

Morávka is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) southeast of Frýdek-Místek and 30 km (19 mi) southeast of Ostrava. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia, on the border with Slovakia. The municipality lies in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids. The highest point is the Malý Travný mountain at 1,100 m (3,600 ft) above sea level.

The Morávka River originates here and flows across the entire municipal territory. The Morávka Reservoir was built on the river in the municipality in 1961–1967.^[2]

History

Morávka was established in 1615.^[3] It was then a part of the Friedek state country that was split from the Duchy of Teschen in 1573, which was a part of the Kingdom of Bohemia. After World War I and fall of Austria-Hungary, it became a part of Czechoslovakia.

During World War II, the inhabitants of the municipality took part in the anti-Nazi resistance. In December 1944, the Nazis captured the guerrilla group and after interrogation and torture they obtained information about their supporters: 14 people of the village were executed, 10 were deported into a concentration camp.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 4,019 —     1880 4,558 +13.4% 1890 4,348 −4.6% 1900 3,839 −11.7% 1910 3,597 −6.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 3,470 −3.5% 1930 3,507 +1.1% 1950 2,611 −25.5% 1961 2,560 −2.0% 1970 1,764 −31.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 1,304 −26.1% 1991 1,007 −22.8% 2001 1,021 +1.4% 2011 1,049 +2.7% 2021 1,189 +13.3%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipal territory.

Sights

Noční přechod ("night passage") is the name of the monument to the partisan movement, created in 1968. Since 1978, it has been protected as a national cultural monument.^[7]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 17 May 2024.
2. "Morávka" (in Czech). Povodí Odry. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
3. "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Morávka. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
4. "Památník partyzánského hnutí" (in Czech). Turistik. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
5. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015.
6. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.
7. "Památník partyzánského hnutí – sousoší Noční přechod" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 17 June 2023.

External links

• Official website