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Štěpánkovice

Coordinates: 49°57′27″N 18°2′15″E / 49.95750°N 18.03750°E / 49.95750; 18.03750
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Štěpánkovice
View from the northeast
View from the northeast
Flag of Štěpánkovice
Coat of arms of Štěpánkovice
Štěpánkovice is located in Czech Republic
Štěpánkovice
Štěpánkovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°57′27″N 18°2′15″E / 49.95750°N 18.03750°E / 49.95750; 18.03750
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictOpava
First mentioned1265
Area
 • Total12.53 km2 (4.84 sq mi)
Elevation
258 m (846 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total3,169
 • Density250/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
747 28
Websitewww.stepankovice.cz

Štěpánkovice (German: Schepankowitz) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,200 inhabitants. It is part of the historic Hlučín Region.

Administrative parts

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The villages of Bílá Bříza and Svoboda are administrative parts of Štěpánkovice.

Geography

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Štěpánkovice is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) east of Opava and 21 km (13 mi) northwest of Ostrava. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Opava Hilly Land. The highest point is at 313 m (1,027 ft) above sea level.

History

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The first written mention of Štěpánkovice is from 1265. In 1712, it was bought by the Lichnowsky family. Until 1742, the village belonged to Duchy of Troppau. From 1742 to 1918, after Empress Maria Theresa had been defeated, the village belonged to Prussia. In 1920, it became part of the newly established Czechoslovakia. During World War II, on 16 April 1945, Štěpánkovice was badly damaged and many buildings burned down.[2]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,237—    
18801,234−0.2%
18901,476+19.6%
19001,669+13.1%
19101,730+3.7%
YearPop.±%
19211,872+8.2%
19302,127+13.6%
19501,900−10.7%
19612,535+33.4%
19702,571+1.4%
YearPop.±%
19802,820+9.7%
19912,953+4.7%
20013,042+3.0%
20113,060+0.6%
20213,065+0.2%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

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Štěpánkovice is located on a short railway line of local importance KravařeChuchelná.[5]

Sights

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Church of Saint Catherine

The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is a granary from the first half of the 19th century. It is among the few preserved folk farm buildings of this type in the Hlučín Region.[6]

The main landmark of Štěpánkovice is the Church of Saint Catherine. It was built in 1756 and reconstructed after war damage in 1945.[2]

Notable people

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Twin towns – sister cities

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Štěpánkovice is twinned with:[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ a b c "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Štěpánkovice. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. ^ "Detail stanice Štěpánkovice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  6. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Štěpánkovice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
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