Vítkov | |
|---|---|
Town | |
) Jan Zajíc Square | |
) Flag ) Coat of arms | |
)  Vítkov Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°46′28″N 17°44′58″E / 49.77444°N 17.74944°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 (2020-01-01[1]) | |
| • Total | 5,670 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 747 43, 749 01 |
| Website | www |
Vítkov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈviːtkof]; German: Wigstadtl, Polish: Witków) is a town in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,700 inhabitants.
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), 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
- Radek Faksa (born 1994), ice hockey player
Twin towns – sister cities
Vítkov is twinned with:[3]
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
- ^ Ludwig Patryn (ed): Die Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1910 in Schlesien, Troppau 1912.
- ^ "Partnerská města". vitkov.info (in Czech). Město Vítkov. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
External links
- (in Czech) Official website