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Vojkovice_(Frýdek-Místek_District) Latitude and Longitude:
49°40′56″N 18°28′5″E / 49.68222°N 18.46806°E / 49.68222; 18.46806
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Vojkovice
Municipality
Municipal office
Municipal office
Flag of Vojkovice
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Coat of arms of Vojkovice
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Vojkovice is located in Czech Republic
Vojkovice
Vojkovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°40′56″N 18°28′5″E / 49.68222°N 18.46806°E / 49.68222; 18.46806
Country  Czech Republic
Region Moravian-Silesian
District Frýdek-Místek
First mentioned1584
Area
 • Total4.88 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Elevation
315 m (1,033 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01) [1]
 • Total775
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 ( CET)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC+2 ( CEST)
Postal code
739 51
Website www.vojkovice.eu

Vojkovice ( German: Wojkowitz, Polish: Wojkowice) is a municipality and village in the Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Geography

Vojkovice is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Frýdek-Místek and 18 km (11 mi) southeast of Ostrava. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia, in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills. The Lučina River flows through the municipality.

History

Vojkovice was founded around 1500, certainly before 1520. The first written mention is from 1573, when it was part of Frýdek state country. The inhabitants subsisted mainly on weaving, agriculture, and hauling merchant carts up the hills. [2]

After World War I and the 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.

Transport

The D48 motorway (part of the European route E462) from Frýdek-Místek to Český Těšín passes through the southern part of the municipality.

Sights

Vojkovice is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a statue of Saint Francis of Assisi from the 18th century. [3]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Vojkovice. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  3. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Vojkovice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-15.

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