Václavovice

Václavovice
Municipality
Church of Saint Wenceslaus
Church of Saint Wenceslaus
Flag of Václavovice
Flag
Coat of arms of Václavovice
Coat of arms
Václavovice is located in Czech Republic
Václavovice
Václavovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°45′19″N 18°22′20″E / 49.75528°N 18.37222°E / 49.75528; 18.37222
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictOstrava-City
First mentioned1305
Area
 • Total
5.68 km2 (2.19 sq mi)
Elevation
304 m (997 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
2,115
 • Density370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
739 34
Websitewww.obecvaclavovice.cz

Václavovice (German: Wenzlowitz, Polish: Więcłowice) is a municipality and village in Ostrava-City District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants.

Geography

Václavovice is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) southeast of Ostrava, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It is urbanistically fused with the town of Vratimov. It lies in the Ostrava Basin lowland.

History

Václavovice was founded during the colonization of Cieszyn Silesia in the late the 13th century. The first written mention is from 1302 under its Latin name Wenceslaowitz.[2]

Politically the village belonged initially to the Duchy of Teschen, formed in 1290 in the process of feudal fragmentation of Poland and was ruled by a local branch of Piast dynasty. In 1327 the duchy became a fee of Kingdom of Bohemia, which after 1526 became part of the Habsburg monarchy.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869966—    
18801,052+8.9%
18901,128+7.2%
19001,223+8.4%
19101,250+2.2%
YearPop.±%
19211,253+0.2%
19301,353+8.0%
19501,297−4.1%
19611,429+10.2%
19701,399−2.1%
YearPop.±%
19801,422+1.6%
19911,475+3.7%
20011,492+1.2%
20111,860+24.7%
20212,026+8.9%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

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

Sights

The main landmark of Václavovice is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. It is a modern church, which was built in 1998–2001.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Strategie rozvoje obce Václavovice 2021–2025" (PDF) (in Czech). Obec Václavovice. p. 6. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. ^ "Kostel sv. Václava ve Václavovicích" (in Czech). Beskydy.cz. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
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