Václavovice (German: Wenzlowitz, Polish: Więcłowice) is a municipality and village in Ostrava-City District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
Václavovice | |
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Municipality | |
Church of Saint Wenceslaus | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Václavovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°45′19″N 18°22′20″E | |
| Country | |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Ostrava-City |
| First mentioned | 1305 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Magda Pustková |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.68 km2 (2.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 304 m (997 ft) |
| Population (2022-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,059 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (940/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 739 34 |
| Website | www |
Václavovice was founded during the colonization of Cieszyn Silesia in the late the 13th century. The first written mention is from 1302 under its Latin name Wenceslaowitz.[2]
Politically the village belonged initially to the Duchy of Teschen, formed in 1290 in the process of feudal fragmentation of Poland and was ruled by a local branch of Piast dynasty. In 1327 the duchy became a fee of Kingdom of Bohemia, which after 1526 became part of the Habsburg monarchy.
Towns and villages of Ostrava-City District | |
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