Modrá

Modrá (formerly Nová Ves; German: Neudorf) is a municipality and village in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

For the Czech surname, see Modrý.
Modrá
Municipality
View from the west
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Modrá
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°6′43″N 17°24′12″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionZlín
DistrictUherské Hradiště
First mentioned1220
Area
 • Total1.82 km2 (0.70 sq mi)
Elevation
220 m (720 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
 • Total734
 • Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
687 06
Websitewww.obec-modra.cz

Modrá lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Uherské Hradiště, 24 km (15 mi) south-west of Zlín, and 241 km (150 mi) south-east of Prague.

History

The territory of today's municipality has been inhabited since time immemorial. Archaeological finds testify to the human presence in about 5,000 BC. The present village was part of Velehrad until 1786, when it became separate.[2]

Sights

Open-air museum
Open-air museum

In Modrá is an archaeological site with excavations from the Great Moravian period. The findings are presented in Modrá Archeoskanzen, which is an archaeological open-air museum with replicas of the Great Moravia period buildings.[3]

Živá voda nature exposition

Živá voda Modrá is an outdoor exposition of Moravian wetlands biotop, containing indoor section with underwater glass tunnel showing freshwater fish in the outdoor pond. The outside exposition has various wetlands flora native to the region. Part of the exposition is an enclosure of aurochs, originating from Milovice Nature Reserve.[4]

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Modrá is twinned with:[5]

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
  2. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Modrá. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  3. "Areál" (in Czech). Archeoskanzen Modrá. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  4. "Areál" (in Czech). Živá voda Modrá. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  5. "Program rozvoje obce Modrá" (in Czech). Obec Modrá. p. 17. Retrieved 2019-09-08.


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