Mankovice

Mankovice
Municipality
Main street with the municipal office on the right
Flag Coat of arms
Mankovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°38′15″N 17°52′49″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Nový Jičín
First mentioned	1374
Area
• Total	10.12 km^2 (3.91 sq mi)
Elevation	268 m (879 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	537
• Density	53/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	742 35
Website	www.mankovice.cz

Mankovice (German: Mankendorf) is a municipality and village in Nový Jičín District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

History

The first written mention of Mankovice is from 1374.[2]

During World War II, the German occupiers operated the E119 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp at a local sawmill.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	720	—
1880	763	+6.0%
1890	811	+6.3%
1900	746	−8.0%
1910	813	+9.0%
1921	771	−5.2%
1930	811	+5.2%
1950	677	−16.5%
1961	691	+2.1%
1970	631	−8.7%
1980	580	−8.1%
1991	541	−6.7%
2001	592	+9.4%
2011	592	+0.0%
2021	535	−9.6%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Notable people

• Matthäus Stach (1711–1787), German Moravian missionary
• Karl Gilg (1901–1981), German chess player

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie obce Mankovice" (in Czech). Obec Mankovice. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
3. "Working Parties". lamsdorf.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
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.

External links

• Official website