Moravičany
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Moravičany
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Moravičany.JPG
| image_caption = Church of Saint George
| image_flag = Moravičany flag.jpg
| image_shield = Moravičany CoA.jpg
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Olomouc
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Šumperk
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|49|45|25|N|16|57|38|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1249
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 12.15
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 243
| population_as_of = 2024-01-01
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/population-of-municipalities-qexb0dqr2d|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2024-05-17}}
| population_total = 1326
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 789 82
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
| website = {{URL|https://www.obec-moravicany.cz/}}
| footnotes =
}}
Moravičany is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Moravičany consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):{{cite web |title=Public Census 2021 – basic data|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4690&katalog=33475&pvo=SLD21043-CO|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2022}}
- Moravičany (1,045)
- Doubravice (138)
- Mitrovice (57)
Geography
Moravičany is located about {{convert|23|km}} south of Šumperk and {{convert|27|km|abbr=on}} 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 {{cvt|90|ha}}, it is one of the largest bodies of water in the Olomouc Region.{{cite web |title=Moravičanské jezero|url=https://www.ok-tourism.cz/cil/moravicanske-jezero/|publisher=Olomouc Region|language=cs|access-date=2024-12-25}}
History
The 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.{{cite web |title=Historie obce|url=https://www.obec-moravicany.cz/vismo/dokumenty2.asp?id_org=9861&id=1394&n=historie%2Dobce&p1=3912|publisher=Obec Moravičany|language=cs|access-date=2023-05-25|archive-date=2023-05-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525080509/https://www.obec-moravicany.cz/vismo/dokumenty2.asp?id_org=9861&id=1394&n=historie-obce&p1=3912|url-status=live}}
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|1280
|1880|1304
|1890|1246
|1900|1258
|1910|1336
|1921|1356
|1930|1395
|1950|1167
|1961|1158
|1970|1156
|1980|1178
|1991|1124
|2001|1192
|2011|1262
|2021|1240
|source=Censuses{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2021-03-27}}}}
Transport
The 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.{{cite web |title=Detail stanice Moravičany|url=https://www.cd.cz/stanice/moravicany/5434292|publisher=České dráhy|language=cs|access-date=2024-12-25}}
Sights
The 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.{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Jiří Moravičany|url=https://www.regionmohelnicko.cz/o/kostel-sv-jiri-moravicany|publisher=Svazek obcí Mikroregionu Mohelnicko|language=cs|access-date=2024-12-25}}
Notable people
- Anežka Hodinová-Spurná (1895–1963), politician
- Štěpánka Mertová (1930–2004), athlete
References
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External links
{{commons category|Moravičany}}
- {{official|https://www.obec-moravicany.cz/}}
{{Šumperk District}}
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