Morašice (Svitavy District)

Coordinates: 49°52′4″N 16°14′1″E / 49.86778°N 16.23361°E / 49.86778; 16.23361
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Morašice
Centre of Morašice
Centre of Morašice
Flag of Morašice
Coat of arms of Morašice
Morašice is located in Czech Republic
Morašice
Morašice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°52′4″N 16°14′1″E / 49.86778°N 16.23361°E / 49.86778; 16.23361
Country Czech Republic
RegionPardubice
DistrictSvitavy
First mentioned1226
Area
 • Total12.42 km2 (4.80 sq mi)
Elevation
355 m (1,165 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total753
 • Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
569 51, 570 01
Websitemorasice.info

Morašice is a municipality and village in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Morašice lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) north-west of Svitavy, 38 km (24 mi) south-east of Pardubice, and 132 km (82 mi) east of Prague.

Administrative parts[edit]

The villages of Lažany, Řikovice and Višňáry are administrative parts of Morašice.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,029—    
18801,036+0.7%
18901,090+5.2%
19001,084−0.6%
19101,087+0.3%
19211,055−2.9%
19301,044−1.0%
1950808−22.6%
1961770−4.7%
1970678−11.9%
1980705+4.0%
1991703−0.3%
2001740+5.3%
2011663−10.4%
2021701+5.7%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Svitavy" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 9–10.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.