Morkovice-Slížany

Morkovice-Slížany
Morkovice-Slížany
Town
	Main square
	Flag Coat of arms
	Morkovice-Slížany Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°14′53″N 17°12′28″E / 49.24806°N 17.20778°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Zlín
District	Kroměříž
First mentioned	1222
Government
• Mayor	Pavel Horák
Area
• Total	21.07 km2 (8.14 sq mi)
Elevation	292 m (958 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	2,932
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	768 33
Website	www.morkovice-slizany.cz

Morkovice-Slížany is a town in Kroměříž District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[edit]

The town is made up of town parts of Morkovice and Slížany.

Geography[edit]

Morkovice-Slížany is located about 14 kilometres (9 mi) southwest of Kroměříž and 40 km (25 mi) east of Brno. It lies in the Litenčice Hills. The highest point is the hill Kleštěnec at 498 m (1,634 ft) above sea level. The Morkovický Stream flows through the town and supplies three ponds in the territory.

History[edit]

Morkovice was first mentioned in 1222, Slížany was first mentioned in 1353. Morkovice-Slížany was created by merger of municipalities of Morkovice and Slížany in 1960.^[2]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,981	—
1880	2,236	+12.9%
1890	2,379	+6.4%
1900	2,587	+8.7%
1910	2,735	+5.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	2,931	+7.2%
1930	3,004	+2.5%
1950	2,568	−14.5%
1961	2,683	+4.5%
1970	2,528	−5.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	2,685	+6.2%
1991	2,736	+1.9%
2001	2,812	+2.8%
2011	2,837	+0.9%
2021	2,777	−2.1%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Sights[edit]

The Morkovice Castle was built on the side of an old fortress in the 17th century. The castle complex also includes a park and a pair of baroque statues of Saints Florian and Wendelin.^[5]

The Church of Saint John the Baptist has a medieval core, but its current appearance is a result of the reconstruction in the first half of the 18th century.^[6]

Twin towns – sister cities[edit]

Morkovice-Slížany is twinned with:^[7]

Žitavany, Slovakia

Gallery[edit]

Slížany
Morkovice Castle

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Město Morkovice-Slížany. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Kroměříž" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
^ "Kostel sv. Jana Křtitele" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
^ "Home: Partnerská obec Žitavany" (in Czech). Město Morkovice-Slížany. Retrieved 2020-09-17.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[2] "Historie" (in Czech). Město Morkovice-Slížany. Retrieved 2020-09-17.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Kroměříž" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.

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

[5] "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-09-16.

[6] "Kostel sv. Jana Křtitele" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-09-16.

[7] "Home: Partnerská obec Žitavany" (in Czech). Město Morkovice-Slížany. Retrieved 2020-09-17.

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