Metylovice

Metylovice
Metylovice
Municipality
	View from the northwest
	Flag Coat of arms
	Metylovice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°36′24″N 18°20′21″E / 49.60667°N 18.33917°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Frýdek-Místek
First mentioned	1299
Area
• Total	11.15 km2 (4.31 sq mi)
Elevation	370 m (1,210 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	1,799
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	739 49
Website	metylovice.cz

Metylovice (German: Mettilowitz) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,800 inhabitants.

Geography

Metylovice is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of Frýdek-Místek and 21 km (13 mi) south of Ostrava. It lies in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills. The highest point is the Ondřejník mountain at 890 m (2,920 ft) above sea level. The Olešná Stream flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Metylovice is in a deed of Bishop Dětřich from 1299. From the second half of the 17th century, tanning developed in the village, thanks to which the originally agricultural village began to prosper and grow. Brick houses began to replace the original wooden ones and the education and cultural life of the inhabitants increased.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,279	—
1880	1,398	+9.3%
1890	1,350	−3.4%
1900	1,410	+4.4%
1910	1,612	+14.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,515	−6.0%
1930	1,644	+8.5%
1950	1,647	+0.2%
1961	1,701	+3.3%
1970	1,569	−7.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,549	−1.3%
1991	1,448	−6.5%
2001	1,491	+3.0%
2011	1,605	+7.6%
2021	1,705	+6.2%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

The I/56 road (which connects Frýdek-Místek with the I/35 road near the Czech-Slovak border) passes through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Metylovice is the Church of All Saints. It was built in Gothic style in 1577 on the site of an older wooden church, and later modified in the Baroque style.^[2]

Twin towns – sister cities

Metylovice is twinned with:^[5]

Krásno nad Kysucou, Slovakia

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ ^a ^b "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Metylovice. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
^ "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.
^ "Partnerské mestá" (in Slovak). Krásno nad Kysucou. Retrieved 2020-09-22.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[history-2] "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Metylovice. Retrieved 2023-05-30.

[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] "Partnerské mestá" (in Slovak). Krásno nad Kysucou. Retrieved 2020-09-22.

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