Dolní Moravice

Dolní Moravice
Church of Saint James the Great
Dolní Moravice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°58′38″N 17°19′18″E / 49.97722°N 17.32167°E / 49.97722; 17.32167
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictBruntál
First mentioned1258
Area
 • Total
22.22 km2 (8.58 sq mi)
Elevation
600 m (2,000 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
366
 • Density16/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
795 01
Websiteobecdolnimoravice.cz

Dolní Moravice (German: Nieder Mohrau) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. It lies on the Moravice River.

Administrative division

Dolní Moravice consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Dolní Moravice (241)
  • Horní Moravice (136)
  • Nová Ves (17)

History

The first written mention of Dolní Moravice is from 1258.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,820—    
18801,852+1.8%
18901,790−3.3%
19001,647−8.0%
19101,607−2.4%
19211,534−4.5%
19301,510−1.6%
1950820−45.7%
1961535−34.8%
1970444−17.0%
1980373−16.0%
1991346−7.2%
2001357+3.2%
2011395+10.6%
2021394−0.3%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
  2. ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  3. ^ "Obec Dolní Moravice" (in Czech). Obec Dolní Moravice. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  4. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  5. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.