Klimkovice (german: Königsberg) is a

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Ostrava-City District Ostrava-City District ( cs, okres Ostrava-město) is a district ('' okres'') within Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Ostrava. List of municipalities Čavisov – Dolní Lhota – Horní Lhota – Klimko ...

in the

Moravian-Silesian Region The Moravian-Silesian Region ( cs, Moravskoslezský kraj; pl, Kraj morawsko-śląski; sk, Moravsko-sliezsky kraj) is one of the 14 administrative regions of the Czech Republic. Before May 2001, it was called the Ostrava Region ( cs, Ostravský ...

of the

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. It has about 4,500 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

Villages of Hýlov, Josefovice and Václavovice are administrative parts of Klimkovice.

History

Klimkovice was probably founded by Beneš I of Kravaře, who owned the area between 1383 and 1398. The first written mention of Klimkovice is from 1386, when it was already a town. In 1766, presence of hard coal was discovered in Klimkovice and it was the first discovery of coal in the Moravian-Silesian Region. However, it was not mined. According to the

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census of 1910 the town had 2,696 inhabitants, 2,677 of whom had permanent residence there. Census asked people for their native language, 2,442 (91.2%) were Czech-speaking and 227 (8.5%) were German-speaking. Most populous religious group were Roman Catholics with 2,653 (98.4%).

Economy

Klimkovice is known for a small spa. The spa uses iodine-bromine waters with a high salt content. The spa treats diseases of the musculoskeletal system, neurological and gynecological diseases, diseases of the circulatory system, and metabolic disorders.

Notable people

Vladimír Vůjtek Vladimír Vůjtek (born 17 February 1972) is a Czech former professional ice hockey right wing. He was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the fourth round, 73rd overall, of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. Career Vůjtek played two seasons for HC ...

(born 1947), ice hockey player and coach

Twin towns – sister cities

Klimkovice is twinned with: *

Ilava Ilava (german: Illau, hu, Illava) is a town in the Trenčín Region, northwestern Slovakia. Name The name is of uncertain origin. The historic medieval names were ''Lewe'', ''Lewa'' (the same historic name as Levice), ''Lewa de cidca fluviom V ...

, Slovakia *

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, Poland

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* {{authority control Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Ostrava-City District