Malá Morávka

Malá Morávka (German: Klein Mohrau) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Malá Morávka
Municipality
Karlov pod Pradědem, a part of Malá Morávka
Flag Coat of arms
Malá Morávka Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°1′16″N 17°18′43″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Bruntál
First mentioned	1598
Area
• Total	61.56 km2 (23.77 sq mi)
Elevation	660 m (2,170 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	632
• Density	10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	793 36
Website	www.malamoravka.cz

Administrative division

Malá Morávka consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

• Malá Morávka (526)
• Karlov pod Pradědem (60)

Geography

Malá Morávka is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) west of Bruntál and 47 km (29 mi) north of Olomouc. It lies in the Hrubý Jeseník mountain range. The peaks of the three highest mountains of Hrubý Jeseník, including Praděd at 1,491 m (4,892 ft) above sea level, lie in the northwestern part of the municipal territory. The Moravice River and the stream Bělokamenný potok flows though the territory and join in the village.

History

From the 15th century, the area was owned by Lords of Vrbno and was known for mining of iron ore. A group of hammer mills was founded in the area of Malá Morávka in the second half of the 16th century. The first written mention of Malá Morávka is from 1598.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 2,106 —     1880 2,383 +13.2% 1890 2,317 −2.8% 1900 2,000 −13.7% 1910 2,064 +3.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,796 −13.0% 1930 1,684 −6.2% 1950 1,027 −39.0% 1961 900 −12.4% 1970 783 −13.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 816 +4.2% 1991 717 −12.1% 2001 754 +5.2% 2011 700 −7.2% 2021 586 −16.3%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

Malá Morávka is the terminus of a short railway line from Bruntál. It operates only in the summer season.

Sights

Church of All Saints

The main landmark of Malá Morávka is the Church of All Saints. It was built in the Neoclassical style in 1790–1793.^[6]

For the well-preserved urbanism of a village typical of this region and for many high-quality examples of regional folk architecture, Malá Morávka is protected as a village monument zone.^[7]