Klimkovice

Klimkovice consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):{{cite web |title=Public Census 2021 – basic data|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4690&katalog=33475&pvo=SLD21043-CO|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2022}}

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• Klimkovice (3,286)
• Hýlov (246)
• Josefovice (317)
• Václavovice (457)

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Klimkovice is located about {{convert|5|km|0}} west of Ostrava. It lies mostly in the Moravian Gate lowland. The northern part of the municipal territory lies in the Nízký Jeseník range and includes the highest point of Klimkovice at {{convert|374|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. There are several small fishponds around the town.

Klimkovice was probably founded by Beneš I of Kravaře, who owned the area between 1383 and 1398. The first written mention of Klimkovice is from 1386, when it was already a town.{{cite web |title=Welcome to Klimkovice|url=https://kis.mesto-klimkovice.cz/turistika/co-u-nas-muzete-objevit/historie/udalosti/o-osidleni-klimkovic/|publisher=Kulturní a informační centrum Klimkovice|language=cs|access-date=2022-01-04}}

In 1766, presence of hard coal was discovered in Klimkovice and it was the first discovery of coal in the Moravian-Silesian Region. However, it was not mined.{{cite web |title=Klimkovice jsou lázeňským městem s Ostravou na dohled|url=https://www.zkrajedosveta.cz/2016/06/23/klimkovice-jsou-lazenskym-mestem-s-ostravou-v-zadech/|publisher=Petr Žižka|language=cs|access-date=2022-01-04}}

According to the Austrian census of 1910, 91.2% of the inhabitants were Czech-speaking and 8.5% were German-speaking. Most populous religious group were Roman Catholics (98.4%).Ludwig Patryn (ed): [http://www.sbc.org.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=11734 Die Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1910 in Schlesien], Troppau 1912.

{{historical populations

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|1869|2531

|1880|2754

|1890|3003

|1900|2979

|1910|3269

|1921|3399

|1930|3877

|1950|3689

|1961|3495

|1970|3423

|1980|3551

|1991|3628

|2001|3770

|2011|4165

|2021|4306

|source=Censuses{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2021-03-27}}}}

File:Sanatoria Klimkovice, Hýlov, lázeňský dům A, postmoderní architektura 90. léta (01).jpg

Klimkovice is known for a spa. The spa uses iodine-bromine waters with a high salt content. The spa treats diseases of the musculoskeletal system, neurological and gynecological diseases, diseases of the circulatory system, and metabolic disorders.{{cite web |title=Lázně Klimkovice – relaxační, lázeňské a wellness pobyty a procedury|url=https://www.kudyznudy.cz/aktivity/relaxacni-lazenske-a-wellness-pobyty-a-procedury|publisher=CzechTourism|language=cs|access-date=2022-01-04}}

The D1 motorway from Brno to Ostrava passes through the municipal territory. The Klimkovice Tunnel is located on it.

File:Klimkovice, zámek (1).jpg

The Klimkovice Castle is a Renaissance castle, built in 1578–1579 on the site of a medieval fortress. Its current appearance is a result of reconstructions after fires in 1854 and 1945. It is connected by a covered corridor with the adjacent Church of Saint Catherine. Today the castle houses the municipal office, the cultural and information centre of Klimkovice, and a museum. The castle gardens were turned into a town park in 1946–1954.{{cite web |title=Zámek|url=https://www.pamatkovykatalog.cz/zamek-13230053|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-05-05}}{{cite web |title=Zámek|url=https://kis.mesto-klimkovice.cz/turistika/co-u-nas-muzete-objevit/historie/historicke-budovy/zamek-0_87.html|publisher=Kulturní a informační centrum Klimkovice|language=cs|access-date=2023-05-05}}

The Church of Saint Catherine in the centre of Klimkovice dates from the end of the 14th century. The tower was added in the second half of the 15th century. The church was built in the Gothic style; later Renaissance and Baroque modifications were made. A reconstruction took place after a fire in 1854.{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Kateřiny|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-sv-kateriny-13229056|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-05-05}}

The Church of the Holy Trinity was built in the Renaissance style in 1525–1529. It is a former cemetery church.{{cite web |title=Kostel Nejsvětější Trojice|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-nejsvetejsi-trojice-13823089|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-05-05}}

• Vladimír Vůjtek (born 1947), ice hockey player and coach

{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic}}

Klimkovice is twinned with:{{cite web |title=Partnerská města|url=https://www.mesto-klimkovice.cz/mesto/partnerska-mesta/|publisher=Město Klimkovice|language=cs|access-date=2020-09-22}}

• {{flagicon|SVK}} Ilava, Slovakia
• {{flagicon|POL}} Mikołów, Poland

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