Palkovice
Palkovice | |
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![]() The village of Palkovice and Olešná Reservoir | |
Coordinates: 49°38′5″N 18°18′54″E / 49.63472°N 18.31500°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Moravian-Silesian |
District | Frýdek-Místek |
First mentioned | 1437 |
Area | |
• Total | 21.73 km2 (8.39 sq mi) |
Elevation | 325 m (1,066 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 3,518 |
• Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 739 41 |
Website | www |
Palkovice is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,500 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
[edit]The village of Myslík is an administrative part of Palkovice.
Etymology
[edit]The name is derived from the personal name Palek, meaning "the village of Palek's people".[2]
Geography
[edit]Palkovice is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) southwest of Frýdek-Místek and 18 km (11 mi) south of Ostrava. It lies in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills. The highest point is the hill Kubánkov at 660 m (2,170 ft) above sea level.
History
[edit]The first written mention of Palkovice is from 1437. The village was probably founded in the first half of the 14th century. Myslík was first mentioned in 1564.[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]![](http://178.128.105.246/cars-http-upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Palkovice%2C_kostel%2C_v%C3%BDchod_1.jpg/220px-Palkovice%2C_kostel%2C_v%C3%BDchod_1.jpg)
The main landmark of Palkovice is the Church of Saint John the Baptist. It was built in the late Renaissance style in 1631.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ a b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Palkovice. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Frýdek-Místek" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Jana Křtitele" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
External links
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