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Štěpánkovice - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 49°57′27″N 18°2′15″E / 49.95750°N 18.03750°E

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Štěpánkovice
Municipality
View from the northeast
Flag Coat of arms
Štěpánkovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°57′27″N 18°2′15″E / 49.95750°N 18.03750°E / 49.95750; 18.03750
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Opava
First mentioned	1265
Area
• Total	12.53 km² (4.84 sq mi)
Elevation	258 m (846 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)^[1]
• Total	3,169
• Density	250/km² (660/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	747 28
Website	www.stepankovice.cz

Štěpánkovice (German: Schepankowitz) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,200 inhabitants. It is part of the historic Hlučín Region.

Administrative parts

The villages of Bílá Bříza and Svoboda are administrative parts of Štěpánkovice.

Geography

Štěpánkovice is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) east of Opava and 21 km (13 mi) northwest of Ostrava. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Opava Hilly Land. The highest point is at 313 m (1,027 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Štěpánkovice is from 1265. In 1712, it was bought by the Lichnowsky family. Until 1742, the village belonged to Duchy of Troppau. From 1742 to 1918, after Empress Maria Theresa had been defeated, the village belonged to Prussia. In 1920, it became part of the newly established Czechoslovakia. During World War II, on 16 April 1945, Štěpánkovice was badly damaged and many buildings burned down.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,237	—
1880	1,234	−0.2%
1890	1,476	+19.6%
1900	1,669	+13.1%
1910	1,730	+3.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,872	+8.2%
1930	2,127	+13.6%
1950	1,900	−10.7%
1961	2,535	+33.4%
1970	2,571	+1.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	2,820	+9.7%
1991	2,953	+4.7%
2001	3,042	+3.0%
2011	3,060	+0.6%
2021	3,065	+0.2%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

Štěpánkovice is located on a short railway line of local importance Kravaře–Chuchelná.^[5]

Sights

The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is a granary from the first half of the 19th century. It is among the few preserved folk farm buildings of this type in the Hlučín Region.^[6]

The main landmark of Štěpánkovice is the Church of Saint Catherine. It was built in 1756 and reconstructed after war damage in 1945.^[2]