Bílovec

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Bílovec
Town
Silesian Square with the Church of Saint Nicholas
Silesian Square with the Church of Saint Nicholas
Flag of Bílovec
Coat of arms of Bílovec
Bílovec is located in Czech Republic
Bílovec
Bílovec
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°45′25″N 18°0′55″E / 49.75694°N 18.01528°E / 49.75694; 18.01528Coordinates: 49°45′25″N 18°0′55″E / 49.75694°N 18.01528°E / 49.75694; 18.01528
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictNový Jičín
First mentioned1276
Government
 • MayorRenata Mikolašová
Area
 • Total38.85 km2 (15.00 sq mi)
Elevation
243 m (797 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
 • Total7,394
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
742 92, 743 01
Websitewww.bilovec.cz

Bílovec (Czech pronunciation: [ˈbiːlovɛts]; German: Wagstadt) is a town in the Nový Jičín District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,400 inhabitants. It is situated on the slopes of the mountains and on the banks of the Bílovka River. The centre of the town is historically significant and is protected by law as Urban monument zone.

History[]

Until 1918, Wagstadt was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (the Austrian side after the compromise of 1867), in the district with the same name, one of the eight Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Austrian Silesia.[2]

In 1938, it was occupied by the Nazi Germany as one of the municipalities in the Sudetenland, the portion of Czechoslovakia turned over to Germany in wake of the Munich Agreement. After the conclusion of World War II, the German speaking population was expelled from the region in 1945 (see the Beneš decrees) and replaced by Czech settlers.

Education[]

The Gymnasium of Nicolas Copernicus is located in Bílovec.

Notable people[]

Twin towns – sister cities[]

Bílovec is twinned with:[3]

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
  2. ^ Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm Klein, 1967
  3. ^ "Partnerská města" (in Czech). Město Bílovec. Retrieved 2020-09-21.



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