Mořina

Mořina
Mořina
Municipality
	Reservoir in the centre of Mořina
	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 (2024-01-01)
• Total	937
• Density	95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	267 17, 267 18
Website	www.morina.cz

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

The villages of Dolní Roblín and Trněný Újezd are administrative parts of Mořina.

Etymology

The name is derived from the Slavic goddess Morana. In 1353, a church was founded in the location of the burial ground dedicated to Morana, and the name of the burial ground was transferred to the village.^[2]

Geography

Mořina is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Beroun and 14 km (9 mi) southwest of Prague. It lies on the border between the Hořovice Uplands and Prague Plateau. The highest point is the Výška hill at 425 m (1,394 ft) above sea level. The southern half of the municipal territory lies in the Bohemian Karst Protected Landscape Area.

Mořina is known for Velká Amerika, which is a picturesque former limestone quarry with a pair of lakes on the bottom.^[3]

History

The first written mention of Mořina is in a document dating from between 1338 and 1352. At that time, King Charles IV donated the village to the Emmaus Monastery.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	616	—
1880	616	+0.0%
1890	712	+15.6%
1900	855	+20.1%
1910	840	−1.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	874	+4.0%
1930	954	+9.2%
1950	710	−25.6%
1961	697	−1.8%
1970	647	−7.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	541	−16.4%
1991	583	+7.8%
2001	594	+1.9%
2011	829	+39.6%
2021	844	+1.8%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Mořina is the Church of Saint Stanislaus. The original Gothic church from 1353 was rebuilt in the Baroque style in the 18th century.^[6]

A cultural monument is the Baroque Jewish cemetery. It was founded in 1735–1736 and consists of 150 preserved tombstones.^[7]

Notable people

Karl Joseph of Morzin (1717–1783), aristocrat and music patron
Jakob Eduard Polak (1818–1891), Austrian physician

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ ^a ^b "Střípky z mořinských kronik" (PDF). Mořinský kurýr (in Czech). Obec Mořina. December 2010. p. 10–11. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
^ "Český Grand Canyon – Velká Amerika" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Kostel sv. Stanislava" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
^ "Židovský hřbitov" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-02.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[history-2] "Střípky z mořinských kronik" (PDF). Mořinský kurýr (in Czech). Obec Mořina. December 2010. p. 10–11. Retrieved 2023-06-02.

[3] "Český Grand Canyon – Velká Amerika" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-05-17.

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

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

[6] "Kostel sv. Stanislava" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-02.

[7] "Židovský hřbitov" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-02.

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