Moravičany is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.
Moravičany | |
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 Church of Saint George | |
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  Moravičany Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°45′25″N 16°57′38″E / 49.75694°N 16.96056°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Olomouc |
| District | Šumperk |
| First mentioned | 1249 |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.15 km2 (4.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 243 m (797 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,326 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 789 82 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Doubravice and Mitrovice are administrative parts of Moravičany.
Geography
editMoravičany is located about 23 kilometres (14 mi) south of Šumperk and 27 km (17 mi) northwest of Olomouc. It lies in the Mohelnice Depression. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Morava River, at its confluence with the Třebůvka River.
Part of Moravičanské Lake lies in the municipal territory. It is an artificial lake created by flooding a gravel quarry. With an area of 90 ha (220 acres), it is one of the largest bodies of water in the Olomouc Region.[2]
History
editThe first written mention of Moravičany is from 1249. It has been a typical agricultural village since its inception until now. The village burned down during the Thirty Years' War and then in 1860.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
editThe D35 motorway (part of the European route E442) from Olomouc to the Hradec Králové Region passes along the western municipal border.
Moravičany is located on the railway line Nezamyslice–Kouty nad Desnou via Olomouc.[6]
Sights
editThe main landmark of Moravičany is the Church of Saint George. Existence of the church was first documented in the 14th century. It was rebuilt in 1615 and then in the second half of the 18th century, when a Baroque chapel was added.[7]
Notable people
edit- Anežka Hodinová-Spurná (1895–1963), politician
- Štěpánka Mertová (1930–2004), athlete
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Moravičanské jezero" (in Czech). Olomouc Region. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Moravičany. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Detail stanice Moravičany" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Jiří Moravičany" (in Czech). Svazek obcí Mikroregionu Mohelnicko. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
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