Kaňovice (Frýdek-Místek District)
Kaňovice | |
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![]() Chapel of Saint Hedwig | |
Coordinates: 49°44′39″N 18°23′46″E / 49.74417°N 18.39611°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Moravian-Silesian |
District | Frýdek-Místek |
Established | 1613 |
Area | |
• Total | 2.59 km2 (1.00 sq mi) |
Elevation | 306 m (1,004 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 363 |
• Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 739 36 |
Website | www |
Kaňovice (German: Kaniowitz, Polish: Kaniowice) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Etymology
[edit]Kaňovice was named after an official named Káňa (Kania), who was commissioned to establish the village.[2]
Geography
[edit]Kaňovice is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Frýdek-Místek and 10 km (6 mi) southeast of Ostrava, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It lies in a flat landscape on the border between the Moravian-Silesian Foothills and Ostrava Basin.
History
[edit]The village was established in 1613 of the initiative of Jan Bruntálský of Vrbno, the owner of the Frýdek estate. In 1636, the village had 22 homesteads, a mill and a pond.[2]
Demographics
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Source: Censuses[3][4] |
Transport
[edit]There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
[edit]There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[5] The Chapel of Saint Hedwig was built in 1868.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 17 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Kaňovice. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Kaňovice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
External links
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