Moravičany
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Administrative division
Moravičany consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[1]
- Moravičany (1,045)
- Doubravice (138)
- Mitrovice (57)
Geography
Moravičany is located about Script error: No such module "convert". south of Šumperk and Script error: No such module "convert". 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 Lake Moravičanské jezero lies in the municipal territory. It is an artificial lake created by flooding a gravel quarry. With an area of Template:Cvt, it is one of the largest bodies of water in the Olomouc Region.[2]
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.[3]
Demographics
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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.[4]
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.[5]
Notable people
- Anežka Hodinová-Spurná (1895–1963), politician
- Štěpánka Mertová (1930–2004), athlete
References
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