Václavovice

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. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

Václavovice
Church of Saint Wenceslaus
Václavovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°45′19″N 18°22′20″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictOstrava-City
First mentioned1305
Government
  MayorMagda Pustková
Area
  Total5.68 km2 (2.19 sq mi)
Elevation
304 m (997 ft)
Population
 (2022-01-01)[1]
  Total2,059
  Density360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
739 34
Websitewww.obecvaclavovice.cz

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.[2]

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.

References

  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2022". Czech Statistical Office. 2022-04-29.
  2. "Strategie rozvoje obce Václavovice 2021–2025" (PDF) (in Czech). Obec Václavovice. p. 6. Retrieved 2022-01-05.


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