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
Municipality
Municipal office
Flag Coat of arms
Vojkovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°40′56″N 18°28′5″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Frýdek-Místek
First mentioned	1584
Government
• Mayor	Petr Tesarčík
Area
• 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.eu

Geography

Vojkovice lies in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

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]

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.

Notable people

• Lubomír Pokluda (born 1958), footballer

References

External links

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• Official website (in Czech)

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