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 | ![]() |
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.
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vítkov (Opava District). |
- (in Czech) Official website
Categories:
- Cities and towns in the Czech Republic
- Populated places in Opava District
- Moravian-Silesian Region geography stubs