Kojkovice
Kojkovice (help·info) (Polish: Kojkowice ) is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic, on the border with Poland. It was a separate municipality but became administratively a part of Třinec (Trzyniec) in 1960. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia and has a population of 287 (1 January 2008).[1]
It is a young village, compared to other villages of Cieszyn Silesia, it was founded in 1776. After the division of Cieszyn Silesia in 1920, the village became part of Czechoslovakia as Kojkovice. Following the Munich Agreement, in October 1938, Kojkovice and the whole Zaolzie region was annexed by Poland. The village was then annexed by Nazi Germany at the beginning of World War II. After the war it was restored to Czechoslovakia.
There wasn't a school in the village and local children were forced to attend schools in surrounding villages, mostly in Puńców. Number of children rose and economic situation of the village improved, so in 1902 local villagers decided to build their own school. It was finished in 1907 and served local community since that year. It was naturally a Polish school as at that time Kojkowice was ethnically 100% Polish. It served 54 years and was closed in 1961 due to the lack of children.
Czech school in Kojkovice was built in 1932 and was one of the last Czech schools built in Zaolzie at that time. It was closed in 1961 also due to the lack of children.
Polish historian Stanisław Zahradnik was born here.
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Počet obyvatel k 1.1.2008. Správní oddělení města Třince, 2008.
References
- Zahradnik, Stanisław (1991). Struktura narodowościowa Zaolzia na podstawie spisów ludności 1880-1991. Trzyniec: HT. OCLC 189422554.
- Zahradnik, Stanisław (2007-09-11). "Szkoła - symbolem świetności Kojkowic". Głos Ludu. p. 3.
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Coordinates: 49°42′0″N 18°40′57″E / 49.70000°N 18.68250°E