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Kobeřice

Coordinates: 49°59′8″N 18°3′8″E / 49.98556°N 18.05222°E / 49.98556; 18.05222
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Kobeřice
Municipality
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Coordinates: 49°59′8″N 18°3′8″E / 49.98556°N 18.05222°E / 49.98556; 18.05222
CountryFile:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictOpava
First mentioned1234
Area
 • Total
17.15 km2 (6.62 sq mi)
Elevation
247 m (810 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)[1]
 • Total
3,194
 • Density186.2/km2 (482.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
747 27
Websitewww.koberice.cz

Kobeřice (German: Köberwitz, Polish: Kobierzyce) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,200 inhabitants. It is part of the historic Hlučín Region.

Etymology

The name is probably derived from the personal name Kober or Jakub. According to other theories, it may be derived from the German words Korb ('basket') or Köbler (designation of a small house next to a farmhouse).[2]

Geography

Kobeřice is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) northeast of Opava and 23 km (14 mi) northwest of Ostrava. It lies in the Opava Hilly Land. The highest point is at 313 m (1,027 ft) above sea level. The stream Oldrišovský potok flows through the municipality. The municipal territory briefly borders Poland in the north.

History

The first written mention of Kobeřice is from 1234, when the village was owned by the Hradisko Monastery in Olomouc.[2] The document that mentioned Kobeřice in 1183 was a forgery from 1236.[3]

From 1742 to 1918, after Empress Maria Theresa had been defeated, the village belonged to Prussia. In 1920, it became part of the newly established Czechoslovakia.

Demographics

Transport

The I/46 road (the section from Opava to the Czech–Polish border in Sudice) runs through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Kobeřice is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the neo-Gothic style in 1896, when it replaced an old wooden church from 1711.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Původ názvu" (in čeština). Obec Kobeřice. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  3. ↑ "Historie" (in čeština). Obec Kobeřice. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  4. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  5. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. ↑ "Kostel" (in čeština). Obec Kobeřice. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
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