Vítkov (Opava District)
Vítkov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈviːtkof]; German: Wigstadtl, Polish: Witków) is a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,700 inhabitants.
Vítkov | |
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Town | |
 Jan Zajíc Square | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Vítkov Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°46′28″N 17°44′58″E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Opava |
| First mentioned | 1301 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pavel Smolka |
| Area | |
| • Total | 55.03 km2 (21.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 480 m (1,570 ft) |
| Population (2019-01-01[1]) | |
| • Total | 5,725 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 747 43, 749 01 |
| Website | www.vitkov.info |
Administrative parts
Villages Jelenice, Klokočov, Nové Těchanovice, Podhradí, Prostřední Dvůr, Lhotka and Zálužné are administrative districts of Vítkov.
History
According to the Austrian census of 1910 the town had 3,570 inhabitants, 3,547 of whom had permanent residence there. Census asked people for their native language, 3,544 (99.9%) were German-speaking. Most populous religious group were Roman Catholics with 3,513 (98.4%).[2]
On April 19, 2009 arson attack with three molotovs cocktails thrown on house inhabited by a Roma family happened here.
Notable people
- Jan Zajíc (1950–1969), Czech student who committed suicide by self-immolation as a political protest, the town square is named after him
- Martin Čížek (born 1974), footballer
- Lukáš Milo (born 1983), athlete
References
- "Population of municipalities of the Czech republic". Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- Ludwig Patryn (ed): Die Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1910 in Schlesien, Troppau 1912.
- "Partnerská města". vitkov.info (in Czech). Město Vítkov. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
External links
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