Kozlovice (Frýdek-Místek District)

Kozlovice
Municipality
Church of Saint Michael
Coat of arms
Kozlovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°35′25″N 18°15′24″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Frýdek-Místek
First mentioned	1294
Area
• Total	21.10 km^2 (8.15 sq mi)
Elevation	369 m (1,211 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	3,112
• Density	150/km^2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	739 47
Website	www.kozlovice.cz

Kozlovice (German: Potzmannsdorf) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,100 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Kozlovice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

• Kozlovice (2,761)
• Měrkovice (224)

Geography

Kozlovice is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) southwest of Frýdek-Místek and 23 km (14 mi) south of Ostrava. It lies in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills. The highest point is at 906 m (2,972 ft) above sea level. The Ondřejnice River flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Kozlovice is from 1294. The village of Měrkovice was founded in 1789.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,816 —     1880 1,865 +2.7% 1890 1,956 +4.9% 1900 2,048 +4.7% 1910 2,120 +3.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 2,003 −5.5% 1930 2,064 +3.0% 1950 2,281 +10.5% 1961 2,551 +11.8% 1970 2,705 +6.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 2,828 +4.5% 1991 2,777 −1.8% 2001 2,822 +1.6% 2011 2,853 +1.1% 2021 2,985 +4.6%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

The village of Měrkovice

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

Sights

The main landmark of Kozlovice is the Church of Saints Barbara and Michael the Archangel. It was built in the Baroque style in 1731–1733. Around 1851, it was modified to its present form.[6]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
3. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Kozlovice. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
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 sv. Barbory a sv. Archanděla Michaela" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-26.

External links

• Official website