Morávka (Frýdek-Místek District)

Morávka (German: Morawka, Polish: Morawka) is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. Morávka lies in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids in the elevation of 520 m, in the historical region of Těšín Silesia.

Morávka
Village
Lower part of the village
Flag
Coat of arms
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°35′46″N 18°31′29″E
CountryCzech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictFrýdek-Místek
Established1615
Government
 • MayorGabriela Daňková
Area
 • Total87.35 km2 (33.73 sq mi)
Elevation
520 m (1,710 ft)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total1,208
 • Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Postal code
739 04
Websitewww.moravka.info

Morávka lies on the Morávka River. A dam was built on the river in the village in 1961–1964.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1641 as Morawka.[2] It was then a part of the Friedek state country that was split from the Duchy of Teschen in 1573, which was a part of the Kingdom of Bohemia, since 1526 a part of the Habsburg Monarchy. After World War I and fall of Austria-Hungary it became a part of Czechoslovakia. In March 1939 it became a part of Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia.

During World War II, the inhabitants of the village took part in the anti-Nazi resistance. In December 1944 the Nazis captured the guerrilla group and after interrogation and torture they obtained information about their supporters: 14 people of the village were executed, 10 were deported into a concentration camp. In 1978, a memorial of the guerrilla movement was declared a national cultural monument.[3][4]

References
  1. "Population of municipalities of the Czech Republic". Czech Statistical Office. 1 January 2019.
  2. Mrózek, Robert (1984). Nazwy miejscowe dawnego Śląska Cieszyńskiego [Local names of former Cieszyn Silesia] (in Polish). Katowice: Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach. p. 119. ISSN 0208-6336.
  3. "Památník partyzánského hnutí" (in Czech). Turistik. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  4. "Památník partyzánského hnutí 'Noční přechod' v Morávce (Morávka)" (in Czech). MonumNet. Retrieved 29 March 2013.



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