Malá Morávka

Malá Morávka
Malá Morávka
Municipality
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	Coordinates: 50°1′16″N 17°18′43″E / 50.02111°N 17.31194°E
Country	File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Bruntál
First mentioned	1598
Area
• Total	61.56 km2 (23.77 sq mi)
Elevation	660 m (2,170 ft)
Population (2026-01-01)
• Total	616
• Density	10.0/km2 (25.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	793 36
Website	www.malamoravka.cz

Malá Morávka (German: Klein Mohrau) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Malá Morávka consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

Malá Morávka (526)
Karlov pod Pradědem (60)

Geography

Malá Morávka is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) west of Bruntál and 47 km (29 mi) north of Olomouc. It lies in the Hrubý Jeseník mountain range. The peaks of the three highest mountains of Hrubý Jeseník, including Praděd at 1,491 m (4,892 ft) above sea level, lie in the northwestern part of the municipal territory. The Moravice River and the stream Bělokamenný potok flows though the territory and join in the village.

History

From the 15th century, the area was owned by Lords of Vrbno and was known for mining of iron ore. A group of hammer mills was founded in the area of Malá Morávka in the second half of the 16th century. The first written mention of Malá Morávka is from 1598.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,106	—
1880	2,383	+13.2%
1890	2,317	−2.8%
1900	2,000	−13.7%
1910	2,064	+3.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,796	−13.0%
1930	1,684	−6.2%
1950	1,027	−39.0%
1961	900	−12.4%
1970	783	−13.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	816	+4.2%
1991	717	−12.1%
2001	754	+5.2%
2011	700	−7.2%
2021	586	−16.3%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

Malá Morávka is the start and terminus of a short railway line from/to Bruntál. It operates only in the summer season.

Sights

The main landmark of Malá Morávka is the Church of All Saints. It was built in the Neoclassical style in 1790–1793.^[6]

Malá Morávka is protected as a village monument zone for the well-preserved urbanism of a village typical of this region and for many high-quality examples of regional folk architecture.^[7]

References

↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
↑ "Malá Morávka" (in čeština). Obec Malá Morávka. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
↑ "Kostel Nejsvětější Trojice" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
↑ "Malá Morávka" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-21.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.

[2] "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.

[3] "Malá Morávka" (in čeština). Obec Malá Morávka. Retrieved 2024-03-21.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[5] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[6] "Kostel Nejsvětější Trojice" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-21.

[7] "Malá Morávka" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-21.

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