Kozlovice (Frýdek-Místek District)

Kozlovice
Municipality
Church of Saint Michael
Church of Saint Michael
Coat of arms of Kozlovice
Coat of arms
Kozlovice is located in Czech Republic
Kozlovice
Kozlovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°35′25″N 18°15′24″E / 49.59028°N 18.25667°E / 49.59028; 18.25667
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictFrýdek-Místek
First mentioned1294
Area
 • Total
21.10 km2 (8.15 sq mi)
Elevation
369 m (1,211 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
3,112
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
739 47
Websitewww.kozlovice.cz

Kozlovice (German: Potzmannsdorf) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,100 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Kozlovice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Kozlovice (2,761)
  • Měrkovice (224)

Geography

Kozlovice is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) southwest of Frýdek-Místek and 23 km (14 mi) south of Ostrava. It lies in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills. The highest point is at 906 m (2,972 ft) above sea level. The Ondřejnice River flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Kozlovice is from 1294. The village of Měrkovice was founded in 1789.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,816—    
18801,865+2.7%
18901,956+4.9%
19002,048+4.7%
19102,120+3.5%
YearPop.±%
19212,003−5.5%
19302,064+3.0%
19502,281+10.5%
19612,551+11.8%
19702,705+6.0%
YearPop.±%
19802,828+4.5%
19912,777−1.8%
20012,822+1.6%
20112,853+1.1%
20212,985+4.6%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

The village of Měrkovice

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

Sights

The main landmark of Kozlovice is the Church of Saints Barbara and Michael the Archangel. It was built in the Baroque style in 1731–1733. Around 1851, it was modified to its present form.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  3. ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Kozlovice. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  4. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  5. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. ^ "Kostel sv. Barbory a sv. Archanděla Michaela" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
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