Milíkov (Frýdek-Místek District)

Milíkov
Milików
Municipality
General view
General view
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Coat of arms of Milíkov
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Milíkov is located in Czech Republic
Milíkov
Milíkov
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°35′8″N 18°43′10″E / 49.58556°N 18.71944°E / 49.58556; 18.71944
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictFrýdek-Místek
First mentioned1577
Area
 • Total
9.16 km2 (3.54 sq mi)
Elevation
420 m (1,380 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
1,312
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
739 81
Websitewww.obecmilikov.cz

Milíkov (Polish: Milikówⓘ) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants. The municipality has a significant Polish minority.

Etymology

The name is either derived from the word milíř (i.e. 'charcoal pile') or from personal name Milik.[2][3]

Geography

Chapel of Saint Anne on Kozubová

Milíkov is located about 28 kilometres (17 mi) southeast of Frýdek-Místek and 39 km (24 mi) southeast of Ostrava. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. The northern part of the municipality lies in the Jablunkov Furrow, the southern part is located in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids. More than one third of the municipality is covered by forest and two thirds are part of the Beskydy Landscape Protected Area. The highest point is the Kozubová mountain at 981 m (3,219 ft) above sea level, located on the southwestern municipal border.

History

Milíkov was first mentioned in 1577 as Milikuw, when it belonged then to the Duchy of Teschen, a fee of the Kingdom of Bohemia and a part of the Habsburg monarchy.[2][3]

After Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire a modern municipal division was introduced in the re-established Austrian Silesia. The village as a municipality was subscribed to the political district of Teschen and the legal district of Jablunkau. According to the censuses conducted in 1880–1910 the population of the municipality grew from 676 in 1880 to 771 in 1910 with a majority being native Polish-speakers (99.3% in 1880, then 100%) accompanied by 5 German-speaking in 1880. In terms of religion in 1910 the majority were Protestants (62.1%), followed by Roman Catholics (37.9%).[4]

After World War I, Polish–Czechoslovak War and the division of Cieszyn Silesia in 1920, Milíkov became a part of Czechoslovakia. Following the Munich Agreement, in October 1938 together with the Trans-Olza region it was annexed by Poland, administratively adjoined to Cieszyn County of Silesian Voivodeship.[5] It was then annexed by Nazi Germany at the beginning of World War II. After the war it was restored to Czechoslovakia.

From 1980 to 1990, Milíkov was an administrative part of Bystřice.[6]

Demographics

Polish minority makes up 26.8% of the population.[7]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869738—    
1880676−8.4%
1890725+7.2%
1900782+7.9%
1910771−1.4%
YearPop.±%
1921862+11.8%
19301,030+19.5%
1950992−3.7%
19611,192+20.2%
19701,186−0.5%
YearPop.±%
19801,297+9.4%
19911,255−3.2%
20011,300+3.6%
20111,275−1.9%
20211,302+2.1%
Source: Censuses[8][9]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

On the Kozubová mountain is the Chapel of Saint Anne with an observation tower. The chapel was built in 1936–1937 and is a site of regular pilgrimages on or around St. Anne's day in July.[10]

Twin towns – sister cities

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

Milíkov is twinned with:[11]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ a b Mrózek, Robert (1984). Nazwy miejscowe dawnego Śląska Cieszyńskiego [Local names of former Cieszyn Silesia] (in Polish). Katowice: University of Silesia in Katowice. p. 118. ISSN 0208-6336.
  3. ^ a b "Krátké shrnutí historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Milíkov. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ Piątkowski, Kazimierz (1918). Stosunki narodowościowe w Księstwie Cieszyńskiem (in Polish). Cieszyn: Macierz Szkolna Księstwa Cieszyńskiego. pp. 267, 285.
  5. ^ "Ustawa z dnia 27 października 1938 r. o podziale administracyjnym i tymczasowej organizacji administracji na obszarze Ziem Odzyskanych Śląska Cieszyńskiego". Dziennik Ustaw Śląskich (in Polish). 18/1938, poz. 35. Katowice. 31 October 1938. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011: Abecední přehled obcí a částí obcí" (PDF) (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. p. 334.
  7. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by selected ethnicity". Public database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  8. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  9. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  10. ^ "Lookout tower and St. Anne's chapel on Kozubová mountain". Obec Dolní Lomná. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  11. ^ "Miasta partnerskie" (in Polish). Gmina Milówka. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
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