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Moravský Beroun is situated at an elevation of 525 m in the Nízký Jeseník (German: Niederes Gesenke) region of northern Moravia in a basin where the Čabová (Sommeraubach) flows into the Důlní potok (Stollenbach). The municipality has a population of about 3,200. Cadastral districts of Moravský Beroun are also Čabová (Brockersdorf), Nové Valteřice (Neu Waltersdorf, earlier also called Meindörfel), Ondrášov (Andersdorf) und Sedm Dvorů (Siebenhöfen). Since 1st of January 2005 Moravský Beroun is part of the okres (district) Olomouc, before that it was part of the district Bruntál.

The history of the town is intimately connected with the former estates of Šternberk. The lords of Šernberk came in possession of the area in the middle of the 13th century. Early documents suggest that the town was founded prior to 1339. One of the earliest economic factors for the town were mining activities, which is also evident from the town's coat of arms, which, besides a bear (symbolizing the origin of the name and a star (referring to the lords of Šternberk, also show a mining hammer and tongs. During the German colonization of Moravia, the town became a centre of mining and processing of iron ore. In 1577 Moravský Beroun obtained the privilege of holding two annual markets. The second half of the 16th century saw a second wave of German immigration. During the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) the town suffered heavily and ot took until the late 18th and early 19th century that Moravský Beroun experienced a new flurishing period. associated with the weaving and textile industry. Until 1945 a large proportion of the population was German-speaking. However, the German population was dispossessed and expelled in 1945/1946.

Glass no. 2520 shows a view of the chapel of the Finding of the Holy Cross which was built in 1752. The path onto the hill winds up through the wood and is lined by chapels dating from the 16th/17th century. The chapel has been rebuilt in the meantime by the people of Moravský Beroun and Horní Loděnice.