Klimkovice

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Klimkovice
Town
Town square
Town square
Flag of Klimkovice
Flag
Coat of arms of Klimkovice
Coat of arms
Klimkovice is located in Czech Republic
Klimkovice
Klimkovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°47′17″N 18°7′33″E / 49.78806°N 18.12583°E / 49.78806; 18.12583Coordinates: 49°47′17″N 18°7′33″E / 49.78806°N 18.12583°E / 49.78806; 18.12583
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictOstrava-City
First mentioned1373
Government
 • MayorJaroslav Varga
Area
 • Total1.42 km2 (0.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
 • Total4,495
 • Density3,200/km2 (8,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
742 83
Websitewww.mesto-klimkovice.cz

Klimkovice (German: Königsberg in Schlesien) is a town in Ostrava-City District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has sbout 4,500 inhabitants.

History[]

Klimkovice was first mentioned in 1373. In 1766 was in Klimkovice discovered presence of hard coal in the Moravian-Silesian Region.

According to the Austrian census of 1910 the town had 2,696 inhabitants, 2,677 of whom had permanent residence there. Census asked people for their native language, 2,442 (91.2%) were Czech-speaking and 227 (8.5%) were German-speaking. Most populous religious group were Roman Catholics with 2,653 (98.4%).[2]

Notable people[]

Twin towns – sister cities[]

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Klimkovice is twinned with:[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
  2. ^ Ludwig Patryn (ed): Die Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1910 in Schlesien, Troppau 1912.
  3. ^ "Partnerská města". mesto-klimkovice.cz (in Czech). Město Klimkovice. Retrieved 2020-09-22.

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