Morávka (Frýdek-Místek District)

Morávka
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 / 49.59611°N 18.52472°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Frýdek-Místek
Established	1615
Government
• Mayor	Gabriela Daňková
Area	87.35 km2 (33.73 sq mi)
Elevation	520 m (1,710 ft)
Population (2019)
• Total	1,208
• Density	14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Postal code	739 04
Website	www.moravka.info

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 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

^ "Population of municipalities of the Czech Republic". Czech Statistical Office. 1 January 2019.
^ 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.
^ "Památník partyzánského hnutí" (in Czech). Turistik. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
^ "Památník partyzánského hnutí 'Noční přechod' v Morávce (Morávka)" (in Czech). MonumNet. Retrieved 29 March 2013.

External links

(in Czech) Official website

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[1] "Population of municipalities of the Czech Republic". Czech Statistical Office. 1 January 2019.

[mrozek-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.

[turistik-3] "Památník partyzánského hnutí" (in Czech). Turistik. Retrieved 29 March 2013.

[monumnet-4] "Památník partyzánského hnutí 'Noční přechod' v Morávce (Morávka)" (in Czech). MonumNet. Retrieved 29 March 2013.

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