Vítkov
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Administrative division
Vítkov consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[1]
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- Vítkov (4,464)
- Jelenice (97)
- Klokočov (450)
- Lhotka (75)
- Nové Těchanovice (67)
- Podhradí (67)
- Prostřední Dvůr (109)
- Zálužné (56)
Jelenice forms an exclave of the municipal territory.
Geography
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History
The first written mention of Vítkov is from 1301. The town and the Vikštejn Castle were founded by Vítek of Kravaře in the second half of the 13th century. In the following centuries, the town often changed owners, who were among the lower nobles. In 1713–1714, the then owner of the Vítkov estate, Wipplar of Ulschitz had built a Baroque mansion. The Vikštejn Castle (today outside of municipal territory of Vítkov) was abandoned in 1776 and became a ruin.[2]
The inhabitants subsisted mainly on cloth and linen crafts and agriculture. During the industrialisation in the second half of the 19th century, several textile factories were established. Gloves, ribbons and silk products were made here.[2]
According to the Austrian census of 1910 the town had 3,570 inhabitants, almost all of them were German-speaking. Most populous religious group were Roman Catholics with 3,513 (98.4%).[3]
After the end of World War I, by 24 November 1918, the town became part of the Czechoslovak Republic.[4]
In 1938, Vítkov was annexed by Nazi Germany and administered as part of Reichsgau Sudetenland. After World War II, the German population was expelled and the town was resettled by Czechs.[2]
On 19 April 2009, an arson attack with three molotov cocktails thrown on house inhabited by a Roma family happened here.
Demographics
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Transport
Vítkov is located on the Suchdol nad Odrou–Budišov nad Budišovkou railway line of local importance.[5]
Sights
The main landmark of the town is the parish Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the neo-Gothic style in 1914–1918.[2]
Notable people
- Ferdinand Hanusch (1866–1923), Austrian politician
- Franz W. Seidler (born 1933), German historian
- Helmut Kohlenberger (born 1942), German philosopher
- Jan Zajíc (1950–1969), student who committed suicide by self-immolation as a political protest
- Martin Čížek (born 1974), footballer
- Lukáš Milo (born 1983), athlete
- Radek Faksa (born 1994), ice hockey player
Twin towns – sister cities
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- Template:Flagicon Kalety, Poland
- Template:Flagicon Vrbové, Slovakia
References
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