Klimkovice () is a

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in the

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of the

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. It has about 4,500 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Klimkovice consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Klimkovice (3,286) *Hýlov (246) *Josefovice (317) *Václavovice (457)

Geography

Klimkovice is located about west of

Ostrava Ostrava (; ; ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 283,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four rivers: Oder, Opava (river), Opa ...

. It lies mostly in the Moravian Gate lowland. The northern part of the municipal territory lies in the Nízký Jeseník range and includes the highest point of Klimkovice at above sea level. There are several small fishponds around the town.

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 Austrian census of 1910, 91.2% of the inhabitants were Czech-speaking and 8.5% were German-speaking. Most populous religious group were

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(98.4%).

Demographics

Economy

Klimkovice is known for a 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.

Transport

The D1 motorway from

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to Ostrava passes through the municipal territory. The Klimkovice Tunnel is located on it.

Sights

The Klimkovice Castle is a Renaissance castle, built in 1578–1579 on the site of a medieval fortress. Its current appearance is a result of reconstructions after fires in 1854 and 1945. It is connected by a covered corridor with the adjacent Church of Saint Catherine. Today the castle houses the municipal office, the cultural and information centre of Klimkovice, and a museum. The castle gardens were turned into a town park in 1946–1954. The Church of Saint Catherine in the centre of Klimkovice dates from the end of the 14th century. The tower was added in the second half of the 15th century. The church was built in the Gothic style; later Renaissance and Baroque modifications were made. A reconstruction took place after a fire in 1854. The Church of the Holy Trinity was built in the Renaissance style in 1525–1529. It is a former cemetery church.

Notable people

* Vladimír Vůjtek (born 1947), ice hockey player and coach

Twin towns – sister cities

Klimkovice is twinned with: *

Ilava Ilava (, ) 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 Vag'', later ''Ilava''. ...

, Slovakia * Mikołów, Poland

References

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