Vítkov (Opava District)
Vítkov | |
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Town | |
 Jan Zajíc Square | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Vítkov Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°46′28″N 17°44′58″E / 49.77444°N 17.74944°ECoordinates: 49°46′28″N 17°44′58″E / 49.77444°N 17.74944°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Opava |
| First mentioned | 1301 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pavel Smolka |
| Area | |
| • Total | 55.03 km2 (21.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 480 m (1,570 ft) |
| Population (2020-01-01[1]) | |
| • Total | 5,670 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 747 43, 749 01 |
| Website | www |
Vítkov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈviːtkof]; German: Wigstadtl, Polish: Witków) is a town in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,700 inhabitants.
Administrative parts[]
Villages Jelenice, Klokočov, Nové Těchanovice, Podhradí, Prostřední Dvůr, Lhotka and Zálužné are administrative districts of Vítkov.
History[]
According to the Austrian census of 1910 the town had 3,570 inhabitants, 3,547 of whom had permanent residence there. Census asked people for their native language, 3,544 (99.9%) were German-speaking. Most populous religious group were Roman Catholics with 3,513 (98.4%).[2]
On April 19, 2009 arson attack with three molotovs cocktails thrown on house inhabited by a Roma family happened here.
Notable people[]
- Jan Zajíc (1950–1969), student who committed suicide by self-immolation as a political protest, the town square is named after him
- Martin Čížek (born 1974), footballer
- Lukáš Milo (born 1983), athlete
- Radek Faksa (born 1994), ice hockey player
Twin towns – sister cities[]
References[]
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
- ^ Ludwig Patryn (ed): Die Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1910 in Schlesien, Troppau 1912.
- ^ "Partnerská města". vitkov.info (in Czech). Město Vítkov. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
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