| Moravičany | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Olomouc |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Šumperk |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.7569°N 16.9606°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1249 |
| Area Total Km2: | 12.15 |
| Elevation M: | 243 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1326 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 789 82 |
Moravičany is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.
The villages of Doubravice and Mitrovice are administrative parts of Moravičany.
Moravičany is located about south of Šumperk and 27km (17miles) northwest of Olomouc. It lies in the Mohelnice Depression. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Morava River, at its confluence with the Třebůvka River.
Part of Moravičanské Lake lies in the municipal territory. It is an artificial lake created by flooding a gravel quarry. With an area of, it is one of the largest bodies of water in the Olomouc Region.[2]
The first written mention of Moravičany is from 1249. It has been a typical agricultural village since its inception until now. The village burned down during the Thirty Years' War and then in 1860.[3]
The D35 motorway (part of the European route E442) from Olomouc to the Hradec Králové Region passes along the western municipal border.
Moravičany is located on the railway line Nezamyslice–Kouty nad Desnou via Olomouc.[4]
The main landmark of Moravičany is the Church of Saint George. Existence of the church was first documented in the 14th century. It was rebuilt in 1615 and then in the second half of the 18th century, when a Baroque chapel was added.[5]