Bocanovice

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Bocanovice
Boconowice
Railway station in the village
Railway station in the village
Flag of Bocanovice
Flag
Coat of arms of Bocanovice
Coat of arms
Bocanovice (Czech Republic)
Bocanovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°33′52″N 18°43′40″E / 49.56444, 18.72778
Country Czech Republic
Region Moravian-Silesian
District Frýdek-Místek
First mentioned 1621
Government
 - Mayor Renata Sikorová
Area
 - Total 3.77 km² (1.5 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 440
 - Density 116.7/km² (302.3/sq mi)
Postal code 739 91
Website: http://www.bocanovice.cz/

Bocanovice  (Polish: Boconowice ) is a village in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has 428 inhabitants (2001 census), 30.9% of the population are the Poles.[1]

It is situated on the foothills of the Moravian-Silesian Beskids mountain range, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Lomná River flows through the village.

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  • Sikora, Jacek. "Po europejsku", Głos Ludu, 29 September 2007, p. 1. 

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Coordinates: 49°33′52″N, 18°43′40″E