Chlebičov () is a municipality and village in

Opava District Opava District () is a Districts of the Czech Republic, district in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Opava. Administrative division Opava District is divided into four Districts of the Czech Republic#M ...

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

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. It has about 1,200 inhabitants. It is part of the historic

Hlučín Region Hlučín Region (, , ) is a historically significant part of Czech Silesia, now part of the Moravian-Silesian Region in the Czech Republic. It is named after its largest town, Hlučín. Its area is , and in 2021, it had 66,750 inhabitants. Munici ...

History

The first written mention of Chlebičov is from 1250. From 1742 to 1918, after Empress

Maria Theresa Maria Theresa (Maria Theresia Walburga Amalia Christina; 13 May 1717 – 29 November 1780) was the ruler of the Habsburg monarchy from 1740 until her death in 1780, and the only woman to hold the position suo jure, in her own right. She was the ...

had been defeated, the village belonged to

Prussia Prussia (; ; Old Prussian: ''Prūsija'') was a Germans, German state centred on the North European Plain that originated from the 1525 secularization of the Prussia (region), Prussian part of the State of the Teutonic Order. For centuries, ...

. In 1920, the municipality became a part of Czechoskovakia. Between 1979 and 1990, Chlebičov was an administrative part of

Velké Hoštice Velké Hoštice () is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,800 inhabitants. It is part of the historic Hlučín Region. Geography Velké Hoštice is located about eas ...

. Since 1990, it has been a separate municipality.

Demographics

Twin towns – sister cities

Chlebičov is twinned with: *

Liptovské Revúce Liptovské Revúce () is a large village and municipality in Ružomberok District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. It borders Martin District, Dolny kubín District & liptovsky mikulaš district History In historical records the vil ...

, Slovakia

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External links

* Villages in Opava District Hlučín Region {{MoraviaSilesia-geo-stub