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.
Mankovice | |
|---|---|
 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 / 49.63750°N 17.88028°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Nový Jičín |
| First mentioned | 1374 |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.12 km2 (3.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 268 m (879 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 537 |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 742 35 |
| Website | www |
History
editThe 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
edit| 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
edit- Matthäus Stach (1711–1787), German Moravian missionary
- Karl Gilg (1901–1981), German chess player
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie obce Mankovice" (in Czech). Obec Mankovice. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- ^ "Working Parties". lamsdorf.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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