Václavovice
Václavovice | |
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 Church of Saint Wenceslaus | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Václavovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°45′19″N 18°22′20″E / 49.75528°N 18.37222°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Ostrava-City |
| First mentioned | 1305 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.68 km2 (2.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 304 m (997 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,089 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (950/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 739 34 |
| Website | www |
Václavovice (German: Wenzlowitz, Polish: Więcłowice) is a municipality and village in Ostrava-City District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants.
Geography[edit]
Václavovice is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) southeast of Ostrava, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It is urbanistically fused with the neighbouring town of Vratimov. It lies in the Ostrava Basin lowland.
History[edit]
Václavovice was founded during the colonization of Cieszyn Silesia in the late the 13th century. The first written mention is from 1302 under its Latin name Wenceslaowitz.[2]
Politically the village belonged initially to the Duchy of Teschen, formed in 1290 in the process of feudal fragmentation of Poland and was ruled by a local branch of Piast dynasty. In 1327 the duchy became a fee of Kingdom of Bohemia, which after 1526 became part of the Habsburg monarchy.
Demographics[edit]
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Sights[edit]
The main landmark of Václavovice is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. It is a modern church, which was built in 1998–2001.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ "Strategie rozvoje obce Václavovice 2021–2025" (PDF) (in Czech). Obec Václavovice. p. 6. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Ostrava-město" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Václava ve Václavovicích" (in Czech). Beskydy.cz. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
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