Malenovice
Malenovice
Municipality in Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic
Malenovice is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.
Malenovice | |
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Coordinates: 49°34′46″N 18°24′37″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 (2023-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 791 |
• Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 739 11 |
Website | www |
The name is derived from malina, i.e. "raspberry". They grew abundantly here at the time the village was founded.[2]
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 metres (4,341 ft), is located on the southern municipal border.
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]
The main landmark of Malenovice is the Church of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. It was built in the early Baroque style in 1673.[3]
- "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Malenovice. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- "Kostel sv. Ignáce" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 13 August 2023.