Kunčice pod Ondřejníkem 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

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. It has about 2,500 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name Kunčice is derived from the personal name Kunz. He was an official at Hukvaldy Castle. The village was named Kunčice, Hrubé Kunčice, from 1848 Velké Kunčice and from 1924 Kunčice pod Ondřejníkem (referring to the nearby Ondřejník massif).

Geography

Kunčice pod Ondřejníkem is located about southwest 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 mostly in the

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, only the southern part extends into the

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. The highest point is the Skalka mountain at above sea level. The Tichávka Stream originates here and flows across the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Kunčice is from 1581, when there was a glassworks belonging to the

Hukvaldy Hukvaldy () is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,200 inhabitants. The municipality is known for the ruins of the third-largest castle in the Czech Republic, ...

estate. It is considered that the village was founded on the order of Olomouc bishop Dětřich at the beginning of the 14th century. Iron ore was mined here from the 16th century, but the peak of mining did not occur until the 19th century. The railway was built in 1888. In 1911–1915, the first anti-alcohol treatment centre in the

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operated here.

Demographics

Transport

Kunčice pod Ondřejníkem is located on the railway line

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–

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Sights

The most valuable monument is the Church of Saints Procopius and Barbara. It is a wooden church from the end of the 17th century. It was relocated here from

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in 1931. The second landmark is the Church of Saint Mary Magdalene. It was built in 1812–1814 on the site of an older wooden church. The tower was added in 1854.

Gallery

Kuncice Church.jpg, Church of Saint Mary Magdalene Kunčice pod Ondřejníkem, nádraží 2.jpg, Train station

References

External links

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