| Bolatice | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
 Church of Saint Stanislaus | |
 Flag Coat of arms | |
  BolaticeLocation in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°57′6″N 18°5′1″E / 49.95167°N 18.08361°E / 49.95167; 18.08361 | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Opava |
| First mentioned | 1250 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.24 km (5.11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 254 m (833 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,501 |
| • Density | 340/km (880/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 747 23 |
| Website | www |
Bolatice (German: Bolatitz, Polish: Bolacice) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,500 inhabitants. It is part of the historic Hlučín Region.
Administrative parts
The village of Borová is an administrative part of Bolatice.
Geography
Bolatice is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) east of Opava and 15 km (9 mi) northwest of Ostrava. It lies in the Opava Hilly Land. The highest point is at 309 m (1,014 ft) above sea level.
History
The first written mention of Bolatice is in a letter of Pope Innocent IV from 1250. From 1742, after Empress Maria Theresa had been defeated, the village belonged to Prussia. The Prussian state sold Bolatice to Henn of Henneberg brothers in 1784. The new owners founded a new hamlet called Heneberky nearby in 1786. Heneberky was joined to Bolatice in 1893 and renamed Borová in 1949.
Demographics
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Transport
Bolatice is located on a short railway line of local importance Kravaře–Chuchelná.
Sights
The Church of Saint Stanislaus belongs to the main landmarks of Bolatice. It is a large church, built in 1703 and extended in 1911–1912.
The Bolatice Castle was built in the Baroque style in 1724–1748. Today it houses the municipal office.
In 2002, the Open-air Museum of Folk Traditions and Crafts was built by the citizens of Bolatice, who donated most of the exhibits to the museum. The museum presents the life and equipment of a traditional rural house in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Notable people
- Adolf Theuer (1920–1947), SS officer at Auschwitz concentration camp executed for war crimes
Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech RepublicBolatice is twinned with:
Doľany, Slovakia- Kysucký Lieskovec, Slovakia
Linum (Fehrbellin), Germany
Nagykovácsi, Hungary
Rudy (Kuźnia Raciborska), Poland
Bolatice also has friendly relations with Slaný in the Czech Republic.
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- "Historie obce Bolatice" (in Czech). Obec Bolatice. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- "Detail stanice Bolatice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
- "Kostel sv. Stanislava" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- "Skanzen lidových tradic a řemesel" (in Czech). Obec Bolatice. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- "Partnerské obce" (in Czech). Obec Bolatice. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
- "Do Slaného přijeli hosté z partnerských měst" (in Czech). Město Slaný. 2017-10-04. Retrieved 2019-08-24.