Malenovice

Malenovice
Malenovice
Municipality
	View towards the Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola
	Flag Coat of arms
	Malenovice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°34′46″N 18°24′37″E / 49.57944°N 18.41028°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Frýdek-Místek
First mentioned	1610
Area
• Total	13.00 km2 (5.02 sq mi)
Elevation	510 m (1,670 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	797
• Density	61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	739 11
Website	www.malenovice.eu

Malenovice is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is derived from malina, i.e. 'raspberry'. They grew abundantly here at the time the village was founded.^[2]

Geography

Malenovice is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) south of Frýdek-Místek and 25 km (16 mi) south of Ostrava, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Most of the municipal territory lies in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids, only a small part on the northwest lies in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills. The summit of the highest mountain of the Moravian-Silesian Beskids, Lysá hora at 1,323 m (4,341 ft) above sea level, is located on the southern municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Malenovice is from 1610. It was then a part of the Frýdek state country, which was a part of the Kingdom of Bohemia.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	624	—
1880	660	+5.8%
1890	632	−4.2%
1900	654	+3.5%
1910	690	+5.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	619	−10.3%
1930	586	−5.3%
1950	487	−16.9%
1961	517	+6.2%
1970	390	−24.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	347	−11.0%
1991	274	−21.0%
2001	377	+37.6%
2011	636	+68.7%
2021	779	+22.5%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

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

Sights

The main landmark of Malenovice is the Church of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. It was built in the early Baroque style in 1673.^[5]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 17 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Malenovice. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.
^ "Kostel sv. Ignáce" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 13 August 2023.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 17 May 2024.

[history-2] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Malenovice. Retrieved 23 February 2022.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.

[5] "Kostel sv. Ignáce" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 13 August 2023.

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