Kaňovice (German: Kaniowitz, Polish: Kaniowice) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Kaňovice | |
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![]() Chapel of Saint Hedwig | |
Coordinates: 49°44′39″N 18°23′46″E / 49.74417°N 18.39611°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Moravian-Silesian |
District | Frýdek-Místek |
Established | 1613 |
Area | |
• Total | 2.59 km2 (1.00 sq mi) |
Elevation | 306 m (1,004 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 363 |
• Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 739 36 |
Website | www |
Etymology
editKaňovice was named after an official named Káňa (Kania), who was commissioned to establish the village.[2]
Geography
editKaňovice is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Frýdek-Místek and 10 km (6 mi) southeast of Ostrava, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It lies in a flat landscape on the border between the Moravian-Silesian Foothills and Ostrava Basin.
History
editThe village was established in 1613 of the initiative of Jan Bruntálský of Vrbno, the owner of the Frýdek estate. In 1636, the village had 22 homesteads, a mill and a pond.[2]
Demographics
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Source: Censuses[3][4] |
Transport
editThere are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
editThere are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[5] The Chapel of Saint Hedwig was built in 1868.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 17 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Kaňovice. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Kaňovice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 15 July 2024.