Malá Morávka | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Moravian-Silesian |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Bruntál |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 50.0211°N 17.3119°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1598 |
Area Total Km2: | 61.56 |
Elevation M: | 660 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 658 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 793 36 |
Malá Morávka (German: Klein Mohrau) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
The village of Karlov pod Pradědem is an administrative part of Malá Morávka.
Malá Morávka is located about 11km (07miles) west of Bruntál and 47km (29miles) north of Olomouc. It lies in the Hrubý Jeseník mountain range. The peaks of the three highest mountains of Hrubý Jeseník, including Praděd at 1491m (4,892feet) above sea level, lie in the northwestern part of the municipal territory. The Moravice River and the stream Bělokamenný potok flows though the territory and join in the village.
From the 15th century, the area was owned by Lords of Vrbno and was known for mining of iron ore. A group of hammer mills was founded in the area of Malá Morávka in the second half of the 16th century. The first written mention of Malá Morávka is from 1598.[2]
Malá Morávka is the terminus of a short railway line from Bruntál. It operates only in the summer season.
The main landmark of Malá Morávka is the Church of All Saints. It was built in the Neoclassical style in 1790–1793.[3]
For the well-preserved urbanism of a village typical of this region and for many high-quality examples of regional folk architecture, Malá Morávka is protected as a village monument zone.[4]