Malenovice is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.
Malenovice | |
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![]() View towards the Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola | |
Coordinates: 49°34′46″N 18°24′37″E / 49.57944°N 18.41028°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Moravian-Silesian |
District | Frýdek-Místek |
First mentioned | 1610 |
Area | |
• Total | 13.00 km2 (5.02 sq mi) |
Elevation | 510 m (1,670 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 797 |
• Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 739 11 |
Website | www |
Etymology
editThe name is derived from malina, i.e. 'raspberry'. They grew abundantly here at the time the village was founded.[2]
Geography
editMalenovice is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) south of Frýdek-Místek and 25 km (16 mi) south of Ostrava, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Most of the municipal territory lies in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids, only a small part on the northwest lies in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills. The summit of the highest mountain of the Moravian-Silesian Beskids, Lysá hora at 1,323 m (4,341 ft) above sea level, is located on the southern municipal border.
History
editThe first written mention of Malenovice is from 1610. It was then a part of the Frýdek state country, which was a part of the Kingdom of Bohemia.[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 Malenovice is the Church of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. It was built in the early Baroque style in 1673.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 17 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Malenovice. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Frýdek-Místek" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015. pp. 5–6.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Ignáce" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 13 August 2023.