Vítkov (Opava District)

Vítkov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈviːtkof]; German: Wigstadtl, Polish: Witków) is a town in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,700 inhabitants.

Vítkov
Town
Jan Zajíc Square
Flag
Coat of arms
Vítkov
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°46′28″N 17°44′58″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictOpava
First mentioned1301
Government
  MayorPavel Smolka
Area
  Total55.03 km2 (21.25 sq mi)
Elevation
480 m (1,570 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
  Total5,670
  Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
747 43, 749 01
Websitewww.vitkov.info

Administrative parts

Villages Jelenice, Klokočov, Nové Těchanovice, Podhradí, Prostřední Dvůr, Lhotka and Zálužné are administrative districts of Vítkov.

History

According to the Austrian census of 1910 the town had 3,570 inhabitants, 3,547 of whom had permanent residence there. Census asked people for their native language, 3,544 (99.9%) were German-speaking. Most populous religious group were Roman Catholics with 3,513 (98.4%).[2]

On April 19, 2009 arson attack with three molotovs cocktails thrown on house inhabited by a Roma family happened here.

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

Vítkov 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". vitkov.info (in Czech). Město Vítkov. Retrieved 2020-09-12.



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