Raškovice

Raškovice
Raškovice
Municipality
	Chapel of the Virgin Mary
	Flag Coat of arms
	Raškovice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°37′11″N 18°28′22″E / 49.61972°N 18.47278°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Frýdek-Místek
First mentioned	1305
Area
• Total	8.63 km2 (3.33 sq mi)
Elevation	395 m (1,296 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	2,025
• Density	230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	739 04
Website	www.raskovice.cz

Raškovice (Polish: Raszkowice) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.

Geography[edit]

Raškovice lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. The municipality is located in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills on the left bank of the Morávka River.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Raškovice is from 1305 as Holzmul settlement and Rudgeri villa. The village under its current name was first mentioned in 1573.^[2]

After World War I and fall of Austria-Hungary it became a part of Czechoslovakia. In March 1939 it became a part of Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. After World War II it was restored to Czechoslovakia.