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Nošovice

Coordinates: 49°39′39″N 18°25′35″E / 49.66083°N 18.42639°E / 49.66083; 18.42639
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Nošovice
Municipality
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Coordinates: 49°39′39″N 18°25′35″E / 49.66083°N 18.42639°E / 49.66083; 18.42639
CountryFile:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictFrýdek-Místek
First mentioned1573
Area
 • Total
6.47 km2 (2.50 sq mi)
Elevation
346 m (1,135 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)[1]
 • Total
1,032
 • Density160/km2 (413/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
739 51
Websitewww.nosovice.cz

Nošovice (German: Noschowitz, Polish: Noszowice) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name originates from lokator Potmienoss, who settled with his people in a desolate place between the villages Nižní Lhoty and Dobrá and founded the settlement. Later the leading Potmie- part of the name was dropped.[2][3]

Geography

Nošovice is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of Frýdek-Místek and 18 km (11 mi) southeast of Ostrava. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia, in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills. The village is located on the right bank of the Morávka River. The area between the river and the village is protected as the Skalická Morávka National Nature Monument.

History

The first written mention of Nošovice (as Potmienossowicze or Potměnošovice) is from 1573, when it a part of the Friedeck state country and the country was split from the Duchy of Teschen, however settlement of the village and deforestation began around 1447. Politically the Friedeck state country was a part of the Kingdom of Bohemia. The name of Nošovice was used for the first time in 1664, when it was a village with about 220 inhabitants.[3]

Nošovice was traditionally an agricultural village. Linen was also woven here and in the early 19th century, there was a factory for military bottles.[3]

After World War I and fall of Austria-Hungary, Nošovice became a part of Czechoslovakia. In March 1939, it became a part of Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. After World War II, it was restored to Czechoslovakia.

Demographics

Economy

The factory of the Hyundai Motor Company was built here in 2006. The branch known as Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech is one of the main employers in the region.[6]

Nošovice is also known for agriculture and the food and beverage industry. The Radegast brewery is located here, and the local agricultural cooperative focuses on the production of milk, pork, potatoes and sauerkraut. Nošovice Sauerkraut has been a protected designation of origin since 2010.[3][7]

Transport

The D48 motorway (part of the European route E462) from Frýdek-Místek to Český Těšín runs through the northern part of the municipality.

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[8] Among the monuments of local importance are a memorial of fallen in World Wars, three small chapels, a column shrine and a stone cross.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
  2. ↑ Mrózek, Robert (1984). Nazwy miejscowe dawnego Śląska Cieszyńskiego [Local names of former Cieszyn Silesia] (in polski). Katowice: University of Silesia in Katowice. p. 36. ISSN 0208-6336.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Historie a současnost" (in čeština). Obec Nošovice. Retrieved 2026-08-06.
  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. ↑ "Společnost Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech slaví 15 let od založení" (in čeština). Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech. 2021-07-02. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  7. ↑ "Nejen Hyundai a Radegast. Jak se v Nošovicích daří zemědělskému družstvu". Deník.cz (in čeština). 2021-03-15. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  8. ↑ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Nošovice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
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