Modrá

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.

Modrá
Municipality
Centre of Modrá
Flag Coat of arms
Modrá Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°6′43″N 17°24′12″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)[1]
• 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

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

Open-air museum

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

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Modrá is twinned with:^[8]

• Bojná, Slovakia
• Modra nad Cirochou, Slovakia
• Uhrovec, Slovakia

References

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.

External links

• Official website