Jakubčovice nad Odrou is a municipality and village in

Nový Jičín District Nový Jičín District ( cs, okres Nový Jičín) is a district ('' okres'') within Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Nový Jičín. List of municipalities Albrechtičky - Bartošovice - Bernartice nad O ...

in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the

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. It has about 600 inhabitants.

History

The first written mention of Jakubčovice nad Odrou is from 1374. During the

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, the German occupiers operated two

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subcamps of the Stalag VIII-B/344

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at the local quarry.

Sports

Football club

Jakubčovice Fotbal Jakubčovice Fotbal is a Czech football club. In 2006–2007, it played in the Czech 2. Liga. After finishing 11th in the table, it was swapped by FK Dukla Prague, and Jakubčovice Fotbal began the next season in a lower division. After the 2009 ...

is based there. Since 2007, it has been participating in lower amateur tiers.

References

Villages in Nový Jičín District {{MoraviaSilesia-geo-stub