Bílovec

Bílovec (Czech pronunciation: [ˈbiːlovɛts]; German: Wagstadt) is a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic, near Nový Jičín. It is situated on the slopes of the Nízký Jeseník mountains (German: Niederes Gesenke) and on the banks of the Bílovka River.

Bílovec
Town
Silesian Square with the Church of Saint Nicholas
Flag
Coat of arms
Bílovec
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°45′25″N 18°0′55″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictNový Jičín
First mentioned1276
Government
 • MayorRenata Mikolašová
Area
 • Total38.85 km2 (15.00 sq mi)
Elevation
243 m (797 ft)
Population
 (2019-01-01[1])
 • Total7,419
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
742 92 - 743 01
Websitewww.bilovec.cz

Bílovec is the birthplace of tennis players Květa Peschke and Petra Kvitová, internationally respected architect Emil Přikryl and Sudeten German social democratic politician Hugo Schmidt (1844–1907).

History

Until 1918, Wagstadt was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (the Austrian side after the compromise of 1867), in the district with the same name, one of the eight Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Austrian Silesia.[2]

In 1938, it was occupied by the Nazi Germany as one of the municipalities in the Sudetenland, the portion of Czechoslovakia turned over to Germany in wake of the Munich Agreement. After the conclusion of World War II, the German speaking population was expelled from the region in 1945 (see the Beneš decrees) and replaced by Czech settlers.

Education

The Grammar school of Nicolas Copernicus (Gymnázium Mikuláše Koperníka, GMK) is located in Bílovec.

Notable people

Twin towns — sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Bílovec is twinned with:[3]

  • Church of Saint Nicholas
  • Castle
  • Town hall

References
  1. "Population of municipalities of the Czech republic". Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  2. Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967
  3. "Partnerská města" (in Czech). Město Bílovec. Retrieved 2019-08-24.


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