Mořina
Mořina | |
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 Reservoir in the centre | |
  Mořina Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°57′11″N 14°12′31″E / 49.95306°N 14.20861°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Beroun |
| First mentioned | 1338 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.83 km2 (3.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 355 m (1,165 ft) |
| Population (2022-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 852 |
| • Density | 87/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 267 17, 267 18 |
| Website | www |
Mořina (German: Groß Morschin, Groß Morzin) is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Villages of Dolní Roblín and Trněný Újezd are administrative parts of Mořina.
Sights
Mořina is known for Velká Amerika, which is a picturesque former limestone quarry with a pair of lakes on the bottom.[2]
In Mořina there are a former synagogue and Jewish cemetery, which was founded in 1735–1736.[3]
Notable people
- Karl Joseph, Count Morzin (1717–1783), aristocrat and music patron
- Jakob Eduard Polak (1818–1891), Austrian physician
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2022". Czech Statistical Office. 2022-04-29.
- ^ "Český Grand Canyon – Velká Amerika" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
- ^ "Židovský hřbitov" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
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