Jakartovice

Jakartovice (German: Jakartovice, Polish: Jakartowice) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Jakartovice
Municipality
Church of the Nativity of Mary
Flag
Coat of arms
Jakartovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°54′54″N 17°41′3″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictOpava
First mentioned1250
Government
 • MayorHelena Rašová
Area
 • Total50.04 km2 (19.32 sq mi)
Elevation
356 m (1,168 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
 • Total1,055
 • Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
747 53
Websitewww.jakartovice.cz

Administrative parts

Villages of Bohdanovice, Deštné and Hořejší Kunčice are administrative parts of Jakartovice.

History

The first written mention of Jakartovice is from 1250. Bohdanovice was first mentioned in 1265, Deštné at the beginning of the 14th century and Hořejší Kunčice in 1403.[2]

In 1974 the villages of Bohdanovice, Deštné and Hořejší Kunčice, and territory of former villages of Kerhartice and Medlice, were joined to Jakartovice and since then they make up one municipality.[3]

Sights
Church of the Visitation of Mary

The most valuables building are the Baroque Church of the Nativity of Mary, built in 1755, and a complex of historic buildings in Deštné – a Baroque Deštné Castle from the 18th century (rebuilt from a keep built in 1408) with a park and a Gothic Church of the Visitation of Mary from the second half of the 14th century.[2]

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
  2. "Obec" (in Czech). Obec Jakartovice. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  3. "Home Page" (in Czech). Obec Jakartovice. Retrieved 2020-11-26.


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