Malenovice
Malenovice | |
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![]() View towards the Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola | |
Coordinates: 49°34′46″N 18°24′37″E / 49.57944°N 18.41028°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Moravian-Silesian |
District | Frýdek-Místek |
First mentioned | 1610 |
Area | |
• Total | 13.00 km2 (5.02 sq mi) |
Elevation | 510 m (1,670 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 797 |
• Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 739 11 |
Website | www |
Malenovice is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.
Etymology
[edit]The name is derived from malina, i.e. 'raspberry'. They grew abundantly here at the time the village was founded.[2]
Geography
[edit]Malenovice is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) south of Frýdek-Místek and 25 km (16 mi) south of Ostrava, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Most of the municipal territory lies in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids, only a small part on the northwest lies in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills. The summit of the highest mountain of the Moravian-Silesian Beskids, Lysá hora at 1,323 m (4,341 ft) above sea level, is located on the southern municipal border.
History
[edit]The first written mention of Malenovice is from 1610. It was then a part of the Frýdek state country, which was a part of the Kingdom of Bohemia.[2]
Demographics
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Source: Censuses[3][4] |
Transport
[edit]There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
[edit]The main landmark of Malenovice is the Church of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. It was built in the early Baroque style in 1673.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 17 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Malenovice. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Frýdek-Místek" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015. pp. 5–6.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Ignáce" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
External links
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