Metylovice (german: Mettilowitz, in 1939–1945 ''Quittendorf'') is a municipality and village in

Frýdek-Místek District Frýdek-Místek District ( cs, okres Frýdek-Místek, pl, powiat Frydek-Mistek) is a district (''okres'') within the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its administrative centre is the city of Frýdek-Místek. It was created by a refo ...

in the

Moravian-Silesian Region The Moravian-Silesian Region ( cs, Moravskoslezský kraj; pl, Kraj morawsko-śląski; sk, Moravsko-sliezsky kraj) is one of the 14 administrative regions of the Czech Republic. Before May 2001, it was called the Ostrava Region ( cs, Ostravský ...

of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

. It has about 1,800 inhabitants. It is located in the

Moravian-Silesian Foothills Moravian-Silesian Foothills ( cz, Podbeskydská pahorkatina, pl, Pogórze Morawsko-Śląskie) are foothills and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. Geomorphology The region represents the westernmost section of the Western Bes ...

History

The first written mention of Metylovice is from 1299.

Sights

The most important monument is the Church of All Saints. It was built in Gothic style in 1577 on the site of an older wooden church, and later baroque modified.

Twin towns – sister cities

Metylovice is twinned with: *

Krásno nad Kysucou Krásno nad Kysucou ( hu, Karásznó) is a town in the Čadca District, Žilina Region, north-western Slovakia. Krásno nad Kysucou is the youngest town in Slovakia (it gained the statute of town on the 1. September 2001). It is an industrial town ...

, Slovakia

References

External links

* Villages in Frýdek-Místek District {{MoraviaSilesia-geo-stub