Vratimov

Vratimov
Vratimov
Town
	Town hall
	Flag Coat of arms
	Vratimov Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°46′12″N 18°18′37″E / 49.77000°N 18.31028°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Ostrava-City
First mentioned	1305
Government
• Mayor	Martin Čech
Area
• Total	14.11 km2 (5.45 sq mi)
Elevation	250 m (820 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	7,360
• Density	520/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	739 32
Website	www.vratimov.cz

Vratimov (German: Rattimau, Polish: Racimów) is a town in Ostrava-City District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The town part of Horní Datyně is an administrative part of Vratimov.

Geography

Vratimov is located southeast of Ostrava, in its immediate vicinity. It lies in the Ostrava Basin lowland, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. The town is located on the right bank of the Ostravice River, which forms the western border of the municipal territory.

History

Vratimov was founded during the colonization of Cieszyn Silesia in the second half of the 13th century. The first written mention is from 1305 under its Latin name Wrothimow. The Czech name was first used in 1598.^[2]

Politically the village belonged initially to the Duchy of Teschen, formed in 1290 in the process of feudal fragmentation of Poland and was ruled by a local branch of Piast dynasty. In 1327 the duchy became a fee of Kingdom of Bohemia, which after 1526 became part of the Habsburg monarchy.

Vratimov was traditionally agricultural. In the 1880s, a pulp mill was established here and soon paper and metallurgical production was established. Industrialization dramatically changed the character of the town.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,398	—
1880	1,747	+25.0%
1890	2,236	+28.0%
1900	2,951	+32.0%
1910	3,318	+12.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	3,227	−2.7%
1930	3,785	+17.3%
1950	3,478	−8.1%
1961	7,338	+111.0%
1970	7,721	+5.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	7,706	−0.2%
1991	6,791	−11.9%
2001	6,456	−4.9%
2011	6,742	+4.4%
2021	7,261	+7.7%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

Vratimov is located on the railway line Ostrava–Frýdlant nad Ostravicí.^[5]

Sights

The main landmark of Vratimov is the Church of Saint John the Baptist. The first mention of a wooden church is from 1652. After this old church fell into disrepair, a new church was built next to him in 1806 and also consecrated to St. John the Baptist.^[6]

Twin towns – sister cities

Vratimov is twinned with:^[7]

Senj, Croatia

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ ^a ^b "Historie města" (in Czech). Město Vratimov. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Detail stanice Vratimov" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
^ "Kostel sv. Jana Křtitele ve Vratimově" (in Czech). Program. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
^ "Gradovi prijatelji Grada Senja" (in Croatian). Senj. Retrieved 2020-09-22.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[history-2] "Historie města" (in Czech). Město Vratimov. Retrieved 2022-01-05.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Detail stanice Vratimov" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-06-13.

[6] "Kostel sv. Jana Křtitele ve Vratimově" (in Czech). Program. Retrieved 2022-01-05.

[7] "Gradovi prijatelji Grada Senja" (in Croatian). Senj. Retrieved 2020-09-22.

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