Mankovice
Municipality in Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic
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Mankovice (German: Mankendorf) is a municipality and village in Nový Jičín District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Mankovice | |
|---|---|
Main street with the municipal office on the right | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Mankovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°38′15″N 17°52′49″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Nový Jičín |
| First mentioned | 1374 |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.12 km2 (3.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 268 m (879 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 531 |
| • Density | 52.5/km2 (136/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 742 35 |
| Website | www |
History
The first written mention of Mankovice is from 1374.[2]
During World War II, the German occupiers operated the E119 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp at a local sawmill.[3]
Demographics
Notable people
- Matthäus Stach (1711–1787), German Moravian missionary
- Karl Gilg (1901–1981), German chess player
