Fryčovice () is a municipality and village in
Frýdek-Místek District
Frýdek-Místek District () is a district in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Frýdek-Místek.
Administrative division
Frýdek-Místek District is divided into four administrative districts of munici ...
in the
Moravian-Silesian Region
The Moravian-Silesian Region () is one of the 14 administrative regions of the Czech Republic. Before May 2001, it was called the Ostrava Region (). The region is located in the north-eastern part of its historical region of Moravia and in most ...
of the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...
. It has about 2,400 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Fryčovice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
*Fryčovice (2,241)
*Ptáčník (51)
Geography
Fryčovice is located about west of
Frýdek-Místek
Frýdek-Místek (, ; ) is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 54,000 inhabitants. The historic centres of both Frýdek and Místek are well preserved and are protected as two Cultural monument (Czech Republic) ...
and south 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 in the
Moravian-Silesian Foothills
Moravian-Silesian Foothills () are foothills and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic.
Geomorphology
The Moravian-Silesian Foothills is a mesoregion of the Western Beskidian Foothills macroregion within the Outer Western Carpath ...
. The highest point is at above sea level. The Ondřejnice River flows through the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Fryčovice is from 1267. The village was founded by Bishop
Bruno von Schauenburg
Bruno von Schauenburg (also known as Bruno Olomucensis; 1205 – 1 or 17 February 1281 in Kroměříž) was a nobleman and Catholic priest of German descent, bishop of Olomouc in 1245–1281. He was one of the main advisors and diplomats of th ...
around 1255. In 1950, the village of Ptáčník was annexed to the municipality.
Demographics
Transport
The
D48 motorway (part of the
European route E462) from Nový Jičín to the Czech-Polish border in
Chotěbuz crosses the southern part of the municipality.
Sights
The main landmark of Fryčovice is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the Gothic style in 1335–1345. In the 16th and 17th centuries, it was rebuilt. In the 19th century, it was modified into its present form.
Notable people
* Lubomír Havlák (1921–2014), opera singer
References
External links
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Villages in Frýdek-Místek District