Vojkovice (Frýdek-Místek District)
Vojkovice (German: Wojkowitz, Polish: Wojkowice) is a municipality and village in the Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
Vojkovice | |
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  Vojkovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°40′56″N 18°28′5″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Frýdek-Místek |
| First mentioned | 1584 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Petr Tesarčík |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.88 km2 (1.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 315 m (1,033 ft) |
| Population (2021-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 756 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 739 51 |
| Website | www |
History
Vojkovice was founded around 1500, certainly before 1520. The first written mention is from 1573, when it was part of Frýdek state country. The inhabitants subsisted mainly on weaving, agriculture and hauling merchant carts up the hills.[2]
After World War I and fall of Austria-Hungary it became a part of Czechoslovakia. In March 1939 it became a part of Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. After World War II it was restored to Czechoslovakia.
Notable people
- Lubomír Pokluda (born 1958), footballer
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
- "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Vojkovice. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
External links
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- Official website (in Czech)
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