Modrá

Quality 0.50 · 3 views · Updated 2 months ago

title: "Modrá" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-uherské-hradiště-district"] topic_path: "general/villages-in-uherske-hradiste-district" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modrá" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]

FieldValue
nameModrá
settlement_typeMunicipality
image_skylineSocha Panny Marie v Modré (Q104978391).jpg
image_captionCentre of Modrá
image_flagModra UH CZ flag.gif
image_shieldCoa_Czech_Town_Modrá.svg
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Zlín
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Uherské Hradiště
pushpin_mapCzech Republic
pushpin_relief1
pushpin_map_captionLocation in the Czech Republic
coordinates
established_titleFirst mentioned
established_date1220
area_total_km21.82
elevation_m220
population_as_of2025-01-01
population_footnotes
population_total698
population_density_km2auto
timezone1CET
utc_offset1+1
timezone1_DSTCEST
utc_offset1_DST+2
postal_code_typePostal code
postal_code687 06
website
::

| name = Modrá | other_name = | settlement_type = Municipality | image_skyline = Socha Panny Marie v Modré (Q104978391).jpg | image_caption = Centre of Modrá | image_flag = Modra UH CZ flag.gif | image_shield = Coa_Czech_Town_Modrá.svg | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Zlín | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Uherské Hradiště | image_map = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Czech Republic | pushpin_relief = 1 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic | coordinates = | coordinates_footnotes = | leader_title = | leader_name = | established_title = First mentioned | established_date = 1220 | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 1.82 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 220 | population_as_of = 2025-01-01 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 698 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone1 = CET | utc_offset1 = +1 | timezone1_DST = CEST | utc_offset1_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 687 06 | area_code_type = | area_code = | website = | footnotes = Modrá (formerly Nová Ves; ) is a municipality and village in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Geography

Modrá is located about 6 km northwest of Uherské Hradiště and 22 km southwest of Zlín. It lies mostly in the Chřiby highlands, only the southernmost part of the municipal territory extends into the Kyjov Hills. The highest point is at 297 m above sea level. The built-up area lies in the valley of the brook Modřanský potok.

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.

Demographics

|align=none|cols=3 |1869|268 |1880|357 |1890|385 |1900|411 |1910|426 |1921|446 |1930|453 |1950|533 |1961|656 |1970|664 |1980|701 |1991|649 |2001|625 |2011|691 |2021|680 |source=Censuses}}

Transport

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

Sights

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/Archeoskanzen_Modrá_(by_Pudelek)_01.jpg" caption="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. The archaeological site, which is called Díl u Božího syna, is protected as a national cultural monument (as part of the "set of monuments of the Great Moravian residential agglomeration in Staré Město – Uherské Hradiště – Modrá").

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.

Twin towns – sister cities

Modrá is twinned with:

References

References

  1. (2025-05-16). "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  2. "Historie". Obec Modrá.
  3. (2015-12-21). "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  4. (2021-03-27). "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  5. "Areál". Archeoskanzen Modrá.
  6. "Archeologická lokalita "Díl u Božího syna"". National Heritage Institute.
  7. "Areál". Živá voda Modrá.
  8. "Program rozvoje obce Modrá". Obec Modrá.

::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page. ::

villages-in-uherské-hradiště-district