Mokrá-Horákov

Mokrá-Horákov
Mokrá-Horákov
Municipality
	View of Mokrá from the east
	Flag Coat of arms
	Mokrá-Horákov Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°13′23″N 16°45′5″E / 49.22306°N 16.75139°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Brno-Country
First mentioned	1350
Area
• Total	12.16 km2 (4.70 sq mi)
Elevation	330 m (1,080 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	2,880
• Density	240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	664 04
Website	www.mokra-horakov.cz

Mokrá-Horákov is a municipality in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The municipality is made up of the villages of Mokrá and Horákov. They are urbanistically fused.

Geography

Mokrá-Horákov is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Brno. It lies in the Drahany Highlands. The highest point is at 430 m (1,410 ft) above sea level. The Říčka Stream flows along the western municipal border.

The northern part of the municipality extends into the Moravian Karst Protected Landscape Area. The area along the Říčka stream within Moravian Karst is rich in cave systems and is protected as Údolí Říčky Nature Reserve.^[2]

History

The first written mention of Mokrá is from 1350. From the end of the 14th century until the establishment of a sovereign municipality in 1848, Mokrá was owned by the Royal Capital Chapter of Saints Peter and Paul in Brno.^[3]

Horákov was first mentioned in 1371. Horákov was at first a small independent estate. In 1533, it was annexed to the Kobylnice estate. Later it became part of the Sokolnice estate, owned by the Mitrovský family.^[3]

On 26 July 1976, the municipalities of Mokrá and Horákov were merged.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	863	—
1880	806	−6.6%
1890	996	+23.6%
1900	1,173	+17.8%
1910	1,382	+17.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,318	−4.6%
1930	1,409	+6.9%
1950	1,425	+1.1%
1961	1,467	+2.9%
1970	2,226	+51.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	2,895	+30.1%
1991	2,662	−8.0%
2001	2,587	−2.8%
2011	2,761	+6.7%
2021	2,704	−2.1%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Economy

Mokrá is known for a stone quarry^[6] and for one of the two plants of the largest cement producer in the country, Heidelberg Materials.^[7]

Transport

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

Sights

There are no major sights in the municipality. In Mokrá is the Chapel of Saint Barbara. It is a small Neoclassical building dating from after 1800.^[8] The second chapel in Mokrá is the Chapel of the Transfiguration, but it is not protected as a cultural monument.

In Horákov is the Chapel of Saint Gotthard. It was built in 1898 and it is the main landmark of the village centre.^[9]

The most notable cave in the territory of Mokrá-Horákov is Pekárna Cave. In addition to its natural values, this cave is also an archaeological site, protected as a cultural monument. It is a valuable proof of intensive use of the cave for living during the Early Stone Age.^[10]

In Mokrá is Mokrá-Horákov Observation Tower. It is a small iron tower with a height of 10 m (33 ft).^[11]

Notable people

Miloslava Misáková (1922–2015), gymnast, Olympic winner

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Údolí Říčky" (in Czech). Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 2024-09-10.}
^ ^a ^b ^c "Historie a současnost" (in Czech). Obec Mokrá-Horákov. Retrieved 2024-09-10.}
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Kamenolomy ČR s.r.o. – kamenolom Mokrá" (in Czech). Kamenolomy ČR s.r.o. Retrieved 2024-09-10.}
^ "Českomoravský cement, a.s." (in Czech). Heidelberg Materials. Retrieved 2024-09-10.}
^ "Kaple sv. Barbory" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
^ "Kaple sv. Gottharda" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-09-10.}
^ "Jeskyně Pekárna" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-09-10.}
^ "Rozhledna Mokrá-Horákov" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2024-09-10.}

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] "Údolí Říčky" (in Czech). Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 2024-09-10.}

[history-3] "Historie a současnost" (in Czech). Obec Mokrá-Horákov. Retrieved 2024-09-10.}

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[5] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[6] "Kamenolomy ČR s.r.o. – kamenolom Mokrá" (in Czech). Kamenolomy ČR s.r.o. Retrieved 2024-09-10.}

[7] "Českomoravský cement, a.s." (in Czech). Heidelberg Materials. Retrieved 2024-09-10.}

[8] "Kaple sv. Barbory" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-09-10.

[9] "Kaple sv. Gottharda" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-09-10.}

[10] "Jeskyně Pekárna" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-09-10.}

[11] "Rozhledna Mokrá-Horákov" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2024-09-10.}

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