Modrá

Modrá
Modrá
Municipality
	Centre of Modrá
	Flag Coat of arms
	Modrá Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°6′43″N 17°24′12″E / 49.11194°N 17.40333°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Zlín
District	Uherské Hradiště
First mentioned	1220
Area
• Total	1.82 km2 (0.70 sq mi)
Elevation	220 m (720 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	716
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	687 06
Website	www.obec-modra.cz

Modrá (formerly Nová Ves; German: Neudorf) is a municipality and village in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Geography

Modrá is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) northwest of Uherské Hradiště and 22 km (14 mi) southwest of Zlín. It lies mostly in the Chřiby highlands, only the southernmost part of the municipal territory extends into the Kyjov Hills. The highest point is at 297 m (974 ft) above sea level. The built-up area lies in the valley of the brook Modřanský potok.

History

The territory of today's municipality has been inhabited since time immemorial. Archaeological finds testify to the human presence in about 5,000 BC. The present village was part of Velehrad until 1786, when it became separate.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	268	—
1880	357	+33.2%
1890	385	+7.8%
1900	411	+6.8%
1910	426	+3.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	446	+4.7%
1930	453	+1.6%
1950	533	+17.7%
1961	656	+23.1%
1970	664	+1.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	701	+5.6%
1991	649	−7.4%
2001	625	−3.7%
2011	691	+10.6%
2021	680	−1.6%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

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

Sights

In Modrá is an archaeological site with excavations from the Great Moravian period. The findings are presented in Modrá Archeoskanzen, which is an archaeological open-air museum with replicas of the Great Moravia period buildings.^[5] The archaeological site, which is called Díl u Božího syna, is protected as a national cultural monument (as part of the "set of monuments of the Great Moravian residential agglomeration in Staré Město – Uherské Hradiště – Modrá").^[6]

Živá voda Modrá is an outdoor exposition of Moravian wetlands biotop, containing indoor section with underwater glass tunnel showing freshwater fish in the outdoor pond. The outside exposition has various wetlands flora native to the region. Part of the exposition is an enclosure of aurochs, originating from Milovice Nature Reserve.^[7]

Twin towns – sister cities

Modrá is twinned with:^[8]

Bojná, Slovakia
Modra nad Cirochou, Slovakia
Uhrovec, Slovakia

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Modrá. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
^ "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.
^ "Areál" (in Czech). Archeoskanzen Modrá. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
^ "Archeologická lokalita "Díl u Božího syna"" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
^ "Areál" (in Czech). Živá voda Modrá. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
^ "Program rozvoje obce Modrá" (in Czech). Obec Modrá. p. 17. Retrieved 2019-09-08.

External links

Official website

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

[2] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Modrá. Retrieved 2021-12-06.

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

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

[5] "Areál" (in Czech). Archeoskanzen Modrá. Retrieved 2021-12-06.

[6] "Archeologická lokalita "Díl u Božího syna"" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-04-04.

[7] "Areál" (in Czech). Živá voda Modrá. Retrieved 2021-12-06.

[8] "Program rozvoje obce Modrá" (in Czech). Obec Modrá. p. 17. Retrieved 2019-09-08.

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