Moldava (Teplice District)

Moldava
Moldava
Municipality
	Western part of Moldava
	Flag Coat of arms
	Moldava Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°43′15″N 13°39′26″E / 50.72083°N 13.65722°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Ústí nad Labem
District	Teplice
First mentioned	1346
Area
• Total	32.42 km2 (12.52 sq mi)
Elevation	725 m (2,379 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	191
• Density	5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	417 81
Website	www.moldava.cz

Moldava (German: Moldau) is a municipality and village in Teplice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Nové Město is an administrative part of Moldava.

Etymology

The village was named after the Freiberger Mulde River. In the first record the village appeared as Muldaw.^[2]

Geography

Moldava is located about 14 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of Teplice and 26 km (16 mi) west of Ústí nad Labem, on the border with Germany. It lies in the Ore Mountains. There are several peaks with an altitude of 800 m and more in the municipal territory; the highest of them is Oldřišský vrch at 878 m (2,881 ft). The Freiberger Mulde and Wild Weißeritz rivers originate in the municipal territory.

History

The first written mention of Moldava is from 1346, when there was built probably a wooden church. The village of Nové Město was first mentioned in 1341. In 1560, silver was mined here, but the mining soon stopped. In the 1960s, the municipalities of Moldava and Nové Město merged.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,774	—
1880	1,697	−4.3%
1890	1,890	+11.4%
1900	1,963	+3.9%
1910	2,001	+1.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,809	−9.6%
1930	1,841	+1.8%
1950	489	−73.4%
1961	178	−63.6%
1970	149	−16.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	148	−0.7%
1991	123	−16.9%
2001	141	+14.6%
2011	214	+51.8%
2021	172	−19.6%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

Moldava is the terminus of the railway lines from Ústí nad Labem and from Most, but they are only in operation on weekends. The municipality is served by two train stops named Moldava v Krušných horách and Mikulov-Nové Město.

Sport

There is a ski resort on the Bouřňák mountain near Nové Město.^[6]

Sights

The current Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary was built in the Baroque style in 1687. Neoclassical modifications were made in 1851.^[7]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 129.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Moldava. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
^ "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.
^ "Sport Centrum Bouřňák" (in Czech). Sport Centrum Bouřňák. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
^ "Kostel Navštívení Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-29.

External links

Official website

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

[2] Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 129.

[3] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Moldava. Retrieved 2023-11-02.

[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] "Sport Centrum Bouřňák" (in Czech). Sport Centrum Bouřňák. Retrieved 2021-07-17.

[7] "Kostel Navštívení Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-29.

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