Morkovice-Slížany
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Morkovice-Slížany
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Morkovice-Slížany, Náměstí sq.jpg
| image_caption = Main square
| image_flag = Morkovice-Slizany CZ flag.svg
| image_shield = Morkovice-Slizany CZ znak.svg
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Zlín
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Kroměříž
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|49|14|53|N|17|12|28|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Pavel Horák
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1222
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 21.07
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 292
| 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 = 2960
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 768 33
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
| website = {{URL|https://www.morkovice-slizany.cz/}}
| footnotes =
}}
Morkovice-Slížany is a town in Kroměříž District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,000 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Morkovice-Slížany consists of two 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}}
- Morkovice (2,422)
- Slížany (355)
Geography
Morkovice-Slížany is located about {{convert|14|km|0}} southwest of Kroměříž and {{convert|40|km|abbr=on}} east of Brno. It lies in the Litenčice Hills. The highest point is the hill Kleštěnec at {{convert|498|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The stream Morkovický potok flows through the town and supplies three fishponds in the territory.
History
The first written mention of Morkovice is from 1222. Slížany was first mentioned in 1353. Morkovice-Slížany was created by merger of the municipalities of Morkovice and Slížany in 1960.{{cite web |title=Historie|url=https://www.morkovice-slizany.cz/historie/|publisher=Město Morkovice-Slížany|language=cs|access-date=2020-09-17}}
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|1981
|1880|2236
|1890|2379
|1900|2587
|1910|2735
|1921|2931
|1930|3004
|1950|2568
|1961|2683
|1970|2528
|1980|2685
|1991|2736
|2001|2812
|2011|2837
|2021|2777
|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
File:Morkovice-Slížany, Slížany.jpg
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
File:Morkovice-Slížany, church.jpg
The Morkovice Castle was built on the side of an old fortress in the 17th century. The castle complex also includes a park and a pair of Baroque statues of Saints Florian and Wendelin.{{cite web |title=Zámek|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/zamek-12677261|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2022-09-16}}
The Church of Saint John the Baptist has a medieval core, but its current appearance is a result of the reconstruction in the first half of the 18th century.{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Jana Křtitele|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-sv-jana-krtitele-15764282|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2022-09-16}}
Twin towns – sister cities
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic}}
Morkovice-Slížany is twinned with:{{cite web |title=Home: Partnerská obec Žitavany|url=https://www.morkovice-slizany.cz/|publisher=Město Morkovice-Slížany|language=cs|access-date=2020-09-17}}
- {{flagicon|SVK}} Žitavany, Slovakia
References
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External links
{{commons category|Morkovice-Slížany}}
- {{official|https://www.morkovice-slizany.cz/}}
{{Kroměříž District}}
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