Malenovice | |
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Coordinates: 49°34′46″N 18°24′37″E / 49.57944°N 18.41028°E | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Region | Moravian-Silesian |
District | Frýdek-Místek |
First mentioned | 1610 |
Area | |
• Total | 13.00 km2 (5.02 sq mi) |
Elevation | 510 m (1,670 ft) |
Population (2023-01-01)
[1] | |
• Total | 791 |
• Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Postal code | 739 11 |
Website |
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Malenovice is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.
The name is derived from malina, i.e. " raspberry". They grew abundantly here at the time the village was founded. [2]
Malenovice is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) south of Frýdek-Místek and 25 km (16 mi) south of Ostrava, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Most of the municipal territory lies in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids, only a small part on the northwest lies in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills. The summit of the highest mountain of the Moravian-Silesian Beskids, Lysá hora at 1,323 metres (4,341 ft), is located on the southern municipal border.
The first written mention of Malenovice is from 1610. It was then a part of the Frýdek state country, which was a part of the Kingdom of Bohemia. [2]
The main landmark of Malenovice is the Church of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. It was built in the early Baroque style in 1673. [3]