Moravský Beroun

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leader_titleMayor
leader_nameJan Hicz
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Administrative division

Moravský Beroun consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):

  • Moravský Beroun (2,549)
  • Čabová (29)
  • Nové Valteřice (30)
  • Ondrášov (82)
  • Sedm Dvorů (95)

Geography

Moravský Beroun is located about 25 km northeast of Olomouc. It lies in the Nízký Jeseník range. The highest point is at 760 m above sea level. The Bystřice River flows through the municipal territory.

History

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The first written mention of Beroun is from 1339. It was already referred to as a town and most likely was founded earlier. During the German colonization in the second half of the 16th century, the town became a centre of iron ore mining and processing.

Beroun suffered during the Thirty Years' War. The town did not recover until the end of the 18th century, when weaving production and textile industry were established. In 1872, the railway was built.

In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the town was annexed by Nazi Germany and administered as part of the Reichsgau Sudetenland. The German-speaking population was expelled in 1945 according to the Beneš decrees and replaced by Czech settlers.

Demographics

|align=none|cols=3 |1869|5255 |1880|5427 |1890|5409 |1900|5319 |1910|4879 |1921|4439 |1930|4326 |1950|2635 |1961|2834 |1970|2956 |1980|2827 |1991|3523 |2001|3431 |2011|3004 |2021|2785 |source=Censuses}}

Economy

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In the locality of Ondrášov, a mineral spring was discovered in 1260. The water was declared curative in 1357. A factory for bottling of the mineral water known under the name Ondrášovka was founded in the early 20th century.

The successor of the textile industry was the company Granitol, which today deals mainly with the production of plastic technical and packaging foils and welded products from these foils. It is currently the largest manufacturer in its field in the Czech Republic.

Transport

The I/46 road from Olomouc to Opava passes through the town.

Moravský Beroun is located on the railway line Olomouc–Ostrava.

Sights

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The main landmark of the town centre is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It is a Renaissance building of the early 17th century with a set of sepulchral monuments from the second half of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century.

A tourist destination is the hill Křížový vrch with a romantically landscaped park. The area of the park includes the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, fourteen Stations of the Cross and ruin of the Moravský Beroun Castle. The Gothic castle dates from the 14th century; the Baroque church and stations dates from the mid-18th century.

The second church dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is located in Nové Valteřice. It was built in 1811–1815.

A cultural monument is the hunting lodge in Nové Valteřice. It is a rare example of the early use of iron in architecture as a structural material in the region. It was bought in Exposition des produits de l'industrie française in 1848 and imported here.

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

Moravský Beroun is twinned with:

References

References

  1. (2025-05-16). "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  2. (2022). "Public Census 2021 – basic data". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  3. "O městě". Město Moravský Beroun.
  4. (2015-12-21). "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  5. (2021-03-27). "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  6. "Detail stanice Moravský Beroun". [[České dráhy]].
  7. "Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie". National Heritage Institute.
  8. "Křížový vrch s kostelem Povýšení sv. Kříže". National Heritage Institute.
  9. "Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie s křížem". National Heritage Institute.
  10. "Lovecký zámeček". National Heritage Institute.
  11. "Partnerská města". Město Moravský Beroun.

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