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Moštěnka
The Moštěnka is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Morava River. It flows through the Zlín and Olomouc regions. It is long. Etymology The name is derived from the village of Horní Moštěnice. The river also used to be called Stvola after a willow-trees species (''stvola'' in Old Slavic). Characteristic The Moštěnka originates in the territory of Loukov in the Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains at an elevation of and flows to Kroměříž, where it enters the Morava River at an elevation of . It is long. Its drainage basin has an area of . The average discharge at its mouth is . The longest tributaries of the Moštěnka are: In addition to its tributaries, the Moštěnka also receives water from the Bečva River through the Malá Bečva canal. It was built to power the water mill in Chropyně, to operate irrigation systems and to supply water reservoirs. It is long and joins the Moštěnka shortly before its confluence with the Morava. Course The river ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horní Moštěnice
Horní Moštěnice () is a municipality and village in Přerov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants. Etymology The name of Horní Moštěnice is from the time of Great Moravia, when there was an important route connecting Velehrad with Přerov and Olomouc, leading through hags and marshes, so the path had to be hardened by bundles of wicker called ''moština'', giving later the name to the village. Geography Horní Moštěnice is located about south of Přerov and southeast of Olomouc. The western part of the municipality lies in the Upper Morava Valley, the eastern part lies in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills. The highest point is the hill Švédské šance at above sea level. The Moštěnka River flows through the municipality. History The first written mention of Horní Moštěnice is from 1141. In 1551 Horní Moštěnice became a market town. In 1643, during the Thirty Years' War, a fortification called ''Švédské šance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Žalkovice
Žalkovice is a municipality and village in Kroměříž District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. Geography Žalkovice is located about north of Kroměříž and northwest of Zlín. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Upper Morava Valley. The Moštěnka River flows through the municipality. History The first written mention of Žalkovice is from 1221, when Moravian Margrave Vladislaus III, Duke of Bohemia, Vladislaus III donated the village to the monastery in Velehrad. The monastery owned Žalkovice until 1397, then it was a property of various less important noblemen. In the mid-16th century, Žalkovice became part of the Chropyně estate. In 1615, the estate was bought by Cardinal Franz von Dietrichstein. From 1617 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848, Žalkovice and the entire estate was owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olomouc, Olomouc bishopric. Demographics Transport The D1 motorway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |