Hněvošice (German: Schreibersdorf, Polish: Gniewoszyce) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants. It is part of the historic Hlučín Region.
Hněvošice | |
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 Church of Christ the Good Shepherd | |
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  Hněvošice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°0′11″N 18°0′30″E / 50.00306°N 18.00833°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Opava |
| First mentioned | 1349 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.16 km2 (2.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 253 m (830 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,003 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 747 35 |
| Website | www |
Etymology
editThe name is probably derived from the personal name Hněvoš. The German name originated in 1630. After 1736, the folk name Něboščice also appeared.[2]
Geography
editHněvošice is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of Opava, on the border with Poland. It lies in the Opava Hilly Land. The highest point is at 315 m (1,033 ft) above sea level.
The forest in the western part of the municipality is protected as the Hněvošický háj Nature Reserve with an area of 70.7 ha (175 acres).[3]
History
editThe first written mention of Hněvošice is from 1288, when the brothers Trutvín and Vítek were the owners of Hněvošice. They built a courtyard and a fortress. The courtyard was destroyed by fire at the beginning of the 18th century.[4]
From 1742 to 1918, after Empress Maria Theresa had been defeated, the village belonged to Prussia. In 1920, the municipality was annexed to Czechoslovakia and incorporated into the district of Hlučín. In 1928, it was changed to the Opava District.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
editOn the Czech-Polish border is the road border crossing Hněvošice / Ściborzyce Wielkie. The I/46 road from Opava to the Czech-Polish border in Sudice passes through Hněvošice.
Sights
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The most valuable building is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. It is the only still standing wooden church in the Hlučín Region and has been protected as a cultural monument. It has preserved original interior. The church was built in the Baroque style in 1730 and restored in 1842. It was funded by Johann Rudolf Žarovský from Žarov.[7][8]
A landmark is the Church of Christ the Good Shepherd. It is a modern church, built in 1996.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 17 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Hněvošice. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "Hněvošický háj" (in Czech). Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "Plán prevence kriminality obce Hněvošice na období let 2018–2022" (PDF) (in Czech). Obec Hněvošice. p. 9. Retrieved 22 March 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.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ Hrušková, Jitka (27 July 2019). "Z historie regionu: Hněvošice zdobí unikátní roubený kostel" (in Czech). Opavský deník. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "Po roce 1989 vyrostly v ČR desítky kostelů" (in Czech). Archiweb. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
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