Mořina (german: Groß Morschin, Groß Morzin) is a municipality and village in
Beroun District
Beroun District ( cs, okres Beroun) is a district ('' okres'') within Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Beroun.
Complete list of municipalities
Bavoryně -
Beroun -
Běštín -
Březová -
Broumy -
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in the
Central Bohemian Region of the
Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Villages of Dolní Roblín and Trněný Újezd are administrative parts of Mořina.
Sights
Mořina is known for
Velká Amerika, which is a picturesque former limestone quarry with a pair of lakes on the bottom.
In Mořina there are a former synagogue and Jewish cemetery, which was founded in 1735–1736.
Notable people
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Karl Joseph, Count Morzin (1717–1783), aristocrat and music patron
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Jakob Eduard Polak
Jakob Eduard Polak (12 November 1818 – 8 October 1891) was an Austrian physician, born to a Jewish family from Bohemia, who played an important role in introducing modern medicine in Iran.
Life
Polak studied Medicine in Prague and Vienna. H ...
(1818–1891), Austrian physician
References
Villages in the Beroun District
Morzin family
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