Kozlovice (German: Potzmannsdorf) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,100 inhabitants.
Kozlovice | |
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![]() Church of Saint Michael | |
Coordinates: 49°35′25″N 18°15′24″E / 49.59028°N 18.25667°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Moravian-Silesian |
District | Frýdek-Místek |
First mentioned | 1294 |
Area | |
• Total | 21.10 km2 (8.15 sq mi) |
Elevation | 369 m (1,211 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 3,112 |
• Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 739 47 |
Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe village of Měrkovice is an administrative part of Kozlovice.
Geography
editKozlovice is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) southwest of Frýdek-Místek and 23 km (14 mi) south of Ostrava. It lies in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills. The highest point is at 906 m (2,972 ft) above sea level. The Ondřejnice River flows through the municipality.
History
editThe first written mention of Kozlovice is from 1294. The village of Měrkovice was founded in 1789.[2]
Demographics
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Source: Censuses[3][4] |
Transport
editThere are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
editThe main landmark of Kozlovice is the Church of Saints Barbara and Michael the Archangel. It was built in the Baroque style in 1731–1733. Around 1851, it was modified to its present form.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Kozlovice. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Barbory a sv. Archanděla Michaela" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-26.