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Vojkovice (Frýdek-Místek District)

Coordinates: 49°40′56″N 18°28′5″E / 49.68222°N 18.46806°E / 49.68222; 18.46806
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Vojkovice
Municipal office
Municipal office
Flag of Vojkovice
Coat of arms of Vojkovice
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
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictFrýdek-Místek
First mentioned1584
Government
 • MayorPetr Tesarčík
Area
 • Total4.88 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Elevation
315 m (1,033 ft)
Population
 (2022-01-01)[1]
 • Total761
 • Density160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
739 51
Websitewww.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 lies in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

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 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.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2022". Czech Statistical Office. 2022-04-29.
  2. ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Vojkovice. Retrieved 2022-03-03.