Životice (Havířov)

 Životice  (Polish: Żywocice , German: Zywotitz, formerly Ziwotitz) is a village in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It was a separate municipality but after the expansion of the city of Havířov created in 1955 it became administratively a part of this city in 1960. It has a population of 1,182 (2010). It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

The name is patronymic in origin derived from personal name Żywot.

The village was first mentioned in a written document in 1450 as Ziboticze. Politically it belonged then to the Duchy of Teschen, a fee of the Kingdom of Bohemia, which after 1526 became part of the Habsburg Monarchy.

After Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire a modern municipal division was introduced in the re-established Austrian Silesia. The village as a municipality was subscribed to the political and legal district of Cieszyn. According to the censuses conducted in 1880, 1890, 1900 and 1910 the population of the municipality dropped from 383 in 1880 to 606 in 1910 with the majority being native Polish-speakers (growing from 97.1% in 1880 to 99.3% in 1910) accompanied by a small German-speaking minority (at most 12 or 2.6% in 1900) Czech-speaking (at most 6 or 1.6% in 1880). In terms of religion in 1910 the majority were Protestants (55.5%), followed by Roman Catholics (43.3%) and Jews (8 or 1.2%). The village was also traditionally inhabited by Silesian Lachs, speaking Cieszyn Silesian dialect.

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