Morávka (Frýdek-Místek District)
| Morávka | |||
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Lower part of the village
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| Coordinates: 49°35′46″N 18°31′29″E / 49.59611°N 18.52472°ECoordinates: 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 | |||
| • Total | 87.35 km2 (33.73 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 520 m (1,710 ft) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 1,083 | ||
| • Density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 739 04 | ||
| Website | www |
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Morávka (German: Morawka, Polish: Morawka) is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 1,030 (2006). 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.
The village was first mentioned in 1641 as Morawka. 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.
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