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Modra (, , Latin: Modur) is a city and municipality in the Bratislava Region in Slovakia. It has a population of 8,704 . It nestles in the foothills of the Malé Karpaty (Little Carpathian mountains) and is an excellent centre of hiking.
Modra is famous for its pottery industry. Its blue-and-white porcelain is famous throughout Slovakia. It is also known as one of the most important viticulture centres in the Little Carpathians region.
Besides the main town, there are also other adjacent settlements incorporated in the municipality: former vassalage viticulture village Kráľová and two recreational hamlets of Harmónia and Piesok (also known as Zochova Chata), both located in the woods of Little Carpathians mountains.
Modrá is a village and municipality ( obec) in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic.
The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 662 (as at 28 August 2006).
Modrá lies approximately north-west of Uherské Hradiště, south-west of Zlín, and south-east of Prague.
Modra is a Latvian feminine given name. The associated name day is October 4.