Vojkovice (Frýdek-Místek District)
Vojkovice | |
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| Coordinates: 49°40′56″N 18°28′5″E / 49.68222°N 18.46806°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Frýdek-Místek |
| First mentioned | 1584 |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.88 km2 (1.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 315 m (1,033 ft) |
| Population (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 800 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 739 51 |
| Website | www |
Vojkovice (Polish: Wojkowice, German: Wojkowitz) is a municipality and village in the Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.
Etymology
The name Vojkovice is probably derived from someone named Vojtěch, who was the probable founder the village.[2]
Geography
Vojkovice is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Frýdek-Místek and 18 km (11 mi) southeast of Ostrava. It lies in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. The highest point is at 360 m (1,181 ft) above sea level. The Lučina River flows through the municipality.
History
Vojkovice was founded around 1500, certainly before 1520. The first written mention is from 1573, when it was part of Frýdek state country. The inhabitants subsisted mainly on weaving, agriculture, and hauling merchant carts up the hills.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
The D48 motorway (part of the European route E462) from Frýdek-Místek to Český Těšín runs through the southern part of the municipality.
Sights
The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is a statue of Saint Francis of Assisi from the 18th century.[5]
Notable people
- Lubomír Pokluda (born 1958), footballer
References
- ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Historie" (in čeština). Obec Vojkovice. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
- ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ↑ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Vojkovice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
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