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Václavovice
Municipality
Church of Saint Wenceslaus
FlagCoat of arms
VáclavoviceLocation in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°45′19″N 18°22′20″E / 49.75528°N 18.37222°E / 49.75528; 18.37222
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Ostrava-City
First mentioned	1305
Area
• Total	5.68 km (2.19 sq mi)
Elevation	304 m (997 ft)
Population
• Total	2,115
• Density	370/km (960/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	739 34
Website	www.obecvaclavovice.cz

Václavovice (German: Wenzlowitz, Polish: Więcłowice) is a municipality and village in Ostrava-City District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants.

Geography

Václavovice is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) southeast of Ostrava, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It is urbanistically fused with the town of Vratimov. It lies in the Ostrava Basin lowland.

History

Václavovice was founded during the colonization of Cieszyn Silesia in the late the 13th century. The first written mention is from 1302 under its Latin name Wenceslaowitz.

Politically the village belonged initially to the Duchy of Teschen, formed in 1290 in the process of feudal fragmentation of Poland and was ruled by a local branch of Piast dynasty. In 1327 the duchy became a fee of Kingdom of Bohemia, which after 1526 became part of the Habsburg monarchy.

Demographics

Transport

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

Sights

The main landmark of Václavovice is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. It is a modern church, which was built in 1998–2001.

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Strategie rozvoje obce Václavovice 2021–2025" (PDF) (in Czech). Obec Václavovice. p. 6. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
5. "Kostel sv. Václava ve Václavovicích" (in Czech). Beskydy.cz. Retrieved 2023-05-05.

External links

• Official website

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