Dolní Morava () is a municipality and village in

Ústí nad Orlicí District Ústí nad Orlicí District () is a Okres, district in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Ústí nad Orlicí, but the most populated town is Česká Třebová. Administrative division Ústí nad Orlicí District ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Dolní Morava consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Dolní Morava (94) *Horní Morava (20) *Velká Morava (258)

Geography

Dolní Morava is located about northeast of

Ústí nad Orlicí Ústí nad Orlicí (; ) is a town in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 14,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument z ...

and east of

Pardubice Pardubice (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 92,000 inhabitants. It is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the Elbe River. The historic centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Repub ...

, on the border with Poland. Most of the municipality lies in the

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. The highest mountain of the range and one of the highest in the country,

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at above sea level, is situated in the northern part of the municipality on the Czech-Polish border. Klepáč, a mountain which is a

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of the European watershed, is also located in the municipality on the Czech-Polish border. The Morava River, which gave the name to the villages in the municipality, originates on Králický Sněžník. It flows across the municipality and forms here the historic boundary between

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and

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History

The area around the Morava River was settled during the second half of the 16th century. The first written mention of Morava is from 1577, Velká Morava was first mentioned in 1564. Before 1720, it was split into two separate villages of Dolní Morava and Horní Morava, administered as parts of the Králíky estate. In 1850, the villages became three independent municipalities. Historically, the territory was inhabited mainly by ethnic Germans. After World War II, they were expelled and partially replaced by Czech settlers. In 1960, Dolní Morava, Horní Morava and Velká Morava were merged into one municipality.

Demographics

Transport

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

Sights

Sky Bridge 721 Sky Bridge 721 is a suspension footbridge in the municipality of Dolní Morava, Czech Republic. The bridge is 721 metres long and is at a height of up to 95 metres off the ground. It was opened on 13 May 2022. It was the longest of its kind in th ...

, the longest suspension footbridge in the world, is located in the municipality. The long bridge, located at an altitude of above sea level, was opened to the public in May 2022. The Church of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga was built in the

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in 1801. The rectory dates from 1802.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dolni Morava Villages in Ústí nad Orlicí District