Kobeřice

Kobeřice
Municipality
Centre of Kobeřice
Flag Coat of arms
Kobeřice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°59′8″N 18°3′8″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Opava
First mentioned	1234
Area
• Total	17.15 km^2 (6.62 sq mi)
Elevation	247 m (810 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	3,204
• Density	190/km^2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	747 27
Website	www.koberice.cz

Kobeřice (German: Köberwitz, Polish: Kobierzyce) 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.

Etymology

The name is probably derived from the personal name Kober or Jakub. According to other theories, it may be derived from the German words Korb ('basket') or Köbler (designation of a small house next to a farmhouse).[2]

Geography

Kobeřice is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) northeast of Opava and 23 km (14 mi) northwest of Ostrava. It lies in the Opava Hilly Land. The highest point is at 313 m (1,027 ft) above sea level. The stream Oldrišovský potok flows through the municipality. The municipal territory briefly borders Poland in the north.

History

The first written mention of Kobeřice is from 1234, when the village was owned by the Hradisko Monastery in Olomouc.[2] The document that mentioned Kobeřice in 1183 was a forgery from 1236.[3]

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.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,633 —     1880 1,711 +4.8% 1890 1,792 +4.7% 1900 1,817 +1.4% 1910 1,859 +2.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,837 −1.2% 1930 2,050 +11.6% 1950 1,899 −7.4% 1961 2,457 +29.4% 1970 2,689 +9.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 2,899 +7.8% 1991 3,125 +7.8% 2001 3,210 +2.7% 2011 3,222 +0.4% 2021 3,137 −2.6%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

The I/46 road (the section from Opava to the Czech-Polish border in Sudice) passes through the municipality.

Sights

Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary

The main landmark of Kobeřice is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the neo-Gothic style in 1896, when it replaced an old wooden church from 1711.[6]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Původ názvu" (in Czech). Obec Kobeřice. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
3. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Kobeřice. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "Kostel" (in Czech). Obec Kobeřice. Retrieved 2022-03-24.

External links

• Official website