Klimkovice

Klimkovice (German: Königsberg in Schlesien) is a town in Ostrava-City District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has sbout 4,500 inhabitants.

Klimkovice
Town
Town square
Flag
Coat of arms
Klimkovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°47′17″N 18°7′33″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictOstrava-City
First mentioned1373
Government
  MayorJaroslav Varga
Area
  Total1.42 km2 (0.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
  Total4,495
  Density3,200/km2 (8,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
742 83
Websitewww.mesto-klimkovice.cz

History

Klimkovice was first mentioned in 1373. In 1766 was in Klimkovice discovered presence of hard coal in the Moravian-Silesian Region.

According to the Austrian census of 1910 the town had 2,696 inhabitants, 2,677 of whom had permanent residence there. Census asked people for their native language, 2,442 (91.2%) were Czech-speaking and 227 (8.5%) were German-speaking. Most populous religious group were Roman Catholics with 2,653 (98.4%).[2]

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

Klimkovice is twinned with:[3]

References

  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
  2. Ludwig Patryn (ed): Die Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1910 in Schlesien, Troppau 1912.
  3. "Partnerská města". mesto-klimkovice.cz (in Czech). Město Klimkovice. Retrieved 2020-09-22.


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