Morkovice-Slížany

Morkovice-Slížany is a town in Kroměříž District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,000 inhabitants.

Morkovice-Slížany
Main square
Morkovice-Slížany
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°14′53″N 17°12′28″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionZlín
DistrictKroměříž
First mentioned1222
Government
  MayorPavel Horák
Area
  Total21.07 km2 (8.14 sq mi)
Elevation
292 m (958 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
  Total2,959
  Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
768 33
Websitewww.morkovice-slizany.cz

Administrative parts

The town is made up of town parts of Morkovice and Slížany.

History

Morkovice was first mentioned in 1222, Slížany was first mentioned in 1353. Morkovice-Slížany was created by merger of municipalities of Morkovice and Slížany in 1960.[2]

Twin towns – sister cities

Morkovice-Slížany is twinned with:[3]

References

  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
  2. "Historie". morkovice-slizany.cz (in Czech). Město Morkovice-Slížany. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  3. "Home: Partnerská obec Žitavany" (in Czech). Město Morkovice-Slížany. Retrieved 2020-09-17.


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