Morkovice-Slížany is a town in

Kroměříž District Kroměříž District () is a Okres, district in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Kroměříž. Administrative division Kroměříž District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities wi ...

in the

Zlín Region Zlín Region () is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the south-eastern part of the historical region of Moravia. It is named after its capital Zlín. Together with the Olomouc Region it forms a cohesion area of Central M ...

of the

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. It has about 3,000 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Morkovice-Slížany consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Morkovice (2,422) *Slížany (355)

Geography

Morkovice-Slížany is located about southwest of

Kroměříž Kroměříž (; ) is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 28,000 inhabitants. It is known for Kroměříž Castle with its castle gardens, which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The historic town centre with the castle ...

and east of

Brno Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making ...

. It lies in the

Litenčice Hills Litenčice () is a market town in Kroměříž District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. Administrative division Litenčice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 censu ...

. The highest point is the hill Kleštěnec at above sea level. The stream Morkovický potok flows through the town and supplies three fishponds in the territory.

History

The first written mention of Morkovice is from 1222. Slížany was first mentioned in 1353. Morkovice-Slížany was created by merger of the municipalities of Morkovice and Slížany in 1960.

Demographics

Transport

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

Sights

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. 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.

Twin towns – sister cities

Morkovice-Slížany is twinned with: *

Žitavany Žitavany () is a village and municipality in Zlaté Moravce District of the Nitra Region, in western-central Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the nor ...

, Slovakia

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Morkovice Slizany Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Kroměříž District