Václavovice
Václavovice | |
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Church of Saint Wenceslaus | |
Coordinates: 49°45′19″N 18°22′20″E / 49.75528°N 18.37222°E | |
Country | |
Region | Moravian-Silesian |
District | Ostrava-City |
First mentioned | 1305 |
Area | |
• Total | 5.68 km2 (2.19 sq mi) |
Elevation | 304 m (997 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 2,115 |
• Density | 370/km2 (960/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 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
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Transport
[edit]There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
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 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "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.