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CHVALíKOVICE Latitude and Longitude:

49°53′8″N 17°54′40″E / 49.88556°N 17.91111°E / 49.88556; 17.91111
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Chvalíkovice
Chapel of Saint Michael the Archangel
Chapel of Saint Michael the Archangel
Flag of Chvalíkovice
Coat of arms of Chvalíkovice
Chvalíkovice is located in Czech Republic
Chvalíkovice
Chvalíkovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°53′8″N 17°54′40″E / 49.88556°N 17.91111°E / 49.88556; 17.91111
Country  Czech Republic
Region Moravian-Silesian
District Opava
First mentioned1445
Area
 • Total4.46 km2 (1.72 sq mi)
Elevation
311 m (1,020 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01) [1]
 • Total703
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 ( CET)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC+2 ( CEST)
Postal code
747 06
Website www.chvalikovice.cz

Chvalíkovice ( German: Chwalkowitz) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

History

The first written mention of Chvalíkovice is from 1445. [2]

Demographics

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1869394—    
1880418+6.1%
1890454+8.6%
1900460+1.3%
1910452−1.7%
1921436−3.5%
1930510+17.0%
1950447−12.4%
1961546+22.1%
1970579+6.0%
1980606+4.7%
1991649+7.1%
2001679+4.6%
2011694+2.2%
2021678−2.3%
Source: Censuses [3] [4]

Sights

The only monument is the Chapel of Saint Michael the Archangel from 1865. [2]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ a b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Chvalíkovice. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Opava" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

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