Markvartovice

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Coordinates: 49°54′35″N 18°14′2″E / 49.90972, 18.23389

Markvartovice
Village
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Opava
Commune	Hlučín

Elevation	238 m (781 ft)
Coordinates	49°54′35″N 18°14′2″E / 49.90972, 18.23389

Area	6.78 km² (2.62 sq mi)

Population	1,812 (2006)
Density	267 /km² (692 /sq mi)

First mentioned	1377
Mayor	Petr Pastrňák

Timezone	CET (UTC+1)
- summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	747 14

Location in the Czech Republic
Location in the Moravian-Silesian Region
Wikimedia Commons: Markvartovice
Statistics: statnisprava.cz
Website: web.telecom.cz/markvartovice

Markvartovice (German: Markersdorf) is a village in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. The area where it lies is called Hlučínsko and spreads from the Opava River to the border with Poland. It has 1,812 inhabitants and it is covering an area of 678 ha.

The first historic written note appeared in 1377 saying that the village was the property of the copse in the service of princes of Opava Hanuš and Mikuláš. During the following centuries the town was an important seat of Bzenec knights.

According to the Austrian census of 1910 the village had 455 inhabitants, 455 of whom had permanent residence there. Census asked people for their native language, 221 (48.6%) were German-speaking and 234 (51.4%) were Czech-speaking. Most populous religious group were Roman Catholics with 455 (100%).^[1]

The most significant monument of the town is an early baroque chapel from the second half of the 17th century.