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Štěpánkovice

Municipality in Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic

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49°57′27″N 18°2′15″E / 49.95750°N 18.03750°E / 49.95750; 18.03750Country

Czech RepublicRegionMoravian-SilesianDistrictOpavaFirst mentioned1265Area

• Total12.53 km² (4.84 sq mi)Elevation

258 m (846 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total3,167 • Density250/km² (650/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

747 28

Websitewww.stepankovice.cz

Štěpánkovice (German: Schepankowitz) 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.

Administrative parts

The villages of Bílá Bříza and Svoboda are administrative parts of Štěpánkovice.

Geography

Štěpánkovice is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) east of Opava and 21 km (13 mi) northwest of Ostrava. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Opava Hilly Land.

History

The first written mention of Štěpánkovice is from 1265. In 1712, it was bought by the Lichnowsky family. Until 1742, the village belonged to Duchy of Troppau. From 1742 to 1918, after Maria Theresa had been defeated, the village belonged to Prussia. In 1920, it became part of the newly established Czechoslovakia. During World War II, on 16 April 1945, Štěpánkovice was badly damaged and many buildings burned down.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,237	—
1880	1,234	−0.2%
1890	1,476	+19.6%
1900	1,669	+13.1%
1910	1,730	+3.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,872	+8.2%
1930	2,127	+13.6%
1950	1,900	−10.7%
1961	2,535	+33.4%
1970	2,571	+1.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	2,820	+9.7%
1991	2,953	+4.7%
2001	3,042	+3.0%
2011	3,060	+0.6%
2021	3,065	+0.2%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

Štěpánkovice is located on a short railway line of local importance Kravaře–Chuchelná.^[5]

Sights

The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is a granary from the first half of the 19th century. It is among the few preserved folk farm buildings of this type in the Hlučín Region.^[6]

The main landmark of Štěpánkovice is the Church of Saint Catherine. It was built in 1756 and reconstructed after war damage in 1945.^[2]

Notable people

Filip Souček (born 2000), footballer

Twin towns – sister cities

Štěpánkovice is twinned with:^[2]

Štrba, Slovakia

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Štěpánkovice. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Opava" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 11–12.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Detail stanice Štěpánkovice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Štěpánkovice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-04-11.