Vojkovice (German: Wojkowitz, Polish: Wojkowice) is a municipality and village in the Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.
Vojkovice | |
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Coordinates: 49°40′56″N 18°28′5″E | |
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Region | Moravian-Silesian |
District | Frýdek-Místek |
First mentioned | 1584 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Petr Tesarčík |
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• Total | 4.88 km2 (1.88 sq mi) |
Elevation | 315 m (1,033 ft) |
Population (2022-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 761 |
• Density | 160/km2 (400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 739 51 |
Website | www |
Vojkovice lies in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
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]
After World War I and fall of Austria-Hungary it 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.
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