Raškovice

Raškovice
Raškovice
Municipality
	Chapel of the Virgin Mary
	Flag Coat of arms
	Raškovice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°37′11″N 18°28′22″E / 49.61972°N 18.47278°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Frýdek-Místek
First mentioned	1305
Area
• Total	8.63 km2 (3.33 sq mi)
Elevation	395 m (1,296 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	2,052
• Density	240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	739 04
Website	www.raskovice.cz

Raškovice (Polish: Raszkowice) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name was probably derived from the personal name Raška.^[2]

Geography

Raškovice is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of Frýdek-Místek and 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Ostrava, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It lies in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills. The highest point is at 525 m (1,722 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Morávka River.

History

The first written mention of Raškovice is from 1305 under the names Holzmul and Rudgeri villa. The village under its current name was first mentioned in 1573. It was part of the Frýdek estate.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,135	—
1880	1,304	+14.9%
1890	1,246	−4.4%
1900	1,184	−5.0%
1910	1,206	+1.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,284	+6.5%
1930	1,494	+16.4%
1950	1,496	+0.1%
1961	1,547	+3.4%
1970	1,725	+11.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,767	+2.4%
1991	1,785	+1.0%
2001	1,738	−2.6%
2011	1,739	+0.1%
2021	1,987	+14.3%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.^[5]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ ^a ^b "Vznik obce" (in Czech). Obec Raškovice. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
^ "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.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Raškovice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-26.

External links

Official website

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

[history-2] "Vznik obce" (in Czech). Obec Raškovice. Retrieved 2024-05-05.

[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] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Raškovice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-26.

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