Smilovice (Frýdek-Místek District)
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Smilovice | |||
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Country | Czech Republic | ||
Region | Moravian-Silesian | ||
District | Frýdek-Místek | ||
First mentioned | 1448 | ||
Government | |||
- Mayor | Pavel Szalbut | ||
Area | |||
- City | 7.84 km² (3 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 390 m (1,279.5 ft) | ||
Population (2006) | |||
- City | 622 | ||
Postal code | 739 55 | ||
Website: http://www.stonavka.cz/smilovice/ |
Smilovice (Polish: Śmiłowice , German: Smilowitz) is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic, on the Ropičanka River. Population: 581 (2001). 26.4% of the population are the Poles.[1] Prime Minister of Poland Jerzy Buzek was born here.
Christian festival XcamP takes place in Smilovice annually in July.
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[edit] External links
- (Czech) Official website
Towns and villages in Zaolzie with significant Polish population* | ||
Albrechtice (Olbrachcice) | Bocanovice (Boconowice) | Bukovec (Bukowiec) | Bystřice (Bystrzyca) | Český Těšín (Czeski Cieszyn) | Chotěbuz (Kocobędz) | Dolní Lomná (Łomna Dolna) | Hnojník (Gnojnik) | Horní Lomná (Łomna Górna) | Horní Suchá (Sucha Górna) | Hrádek (Gródek) | Jablunkov (Jabłonków) | Karviná (Karwina)** | Komorní Lhotka (Ligotka Kameralna) | Košařiska (Koszarzyska) | Milíkov (Milików) | Mosty u Jablunkova (Mosty koło Jabłonkowa) | Návsí (Nawsie) | Nýdek (Nydek) | Písečná (Pioseczna) | Písek (Piosek) | Petrovice u Karviné (Piotrowice koło Karwiny) | Řeka (Rzeka) | Ropice (Ropica) | Smilovice (Śmiłowice) | Stonava (Stonawa) | Střítež (Trzycież) | Těrlicko (Cierlicko) | Třanovice (Trzanowice) | Třinec (Trzyniec) | Vělopolí (Wielopole) | Vendryně (Wędrynia) * More than 10% of total population; 2001 census data. **Karviná fell under 10% after the 1991 census. |