Albrechtice (Karviná District)
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Albrechtice Olbrachcice |
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Saint Peter and Saint Paul Church
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| Coordinates: 49°46′59″N 18°31′19″E / 49.78306°N 18.52194°E | |||
| Country | Czech Republic | ||
| Region | Moravian-Silesian | ||
| District | Karviná | ||
| First mentioned | 1447 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Vladislav Šipula | ||
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| • Total | 12.68 km2 (4.90 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 258 m (846 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 3,974 | ||
| • Density | 310/km2 (810/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 735 43 | ||
| Website | http://www.obecalbrechtice.cz/ | ||
Albrechtice (
listen , Polish: Olbrachcice , German: Albersdorf) is a large village in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It is located 8 km south of Karviná, on the Stonávka River and has a population of 4,071 (2001 census). 23.5% of the population are Poles. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
The name of the village is patronymic in origin, derived from the personal name Olbracht (≤ German Albrecht), at first ending with German -dorf meaning village, and later also ending with typically Slavic -ice.
The village was first mentioned in the register of Peter's Pence payment from 1447 among the 50 parishes of Teschen deanery as Albrothsdorff. Politically the village belonged to the Duchy of Teschen, which was since 1327 a fee of the Kingdom of Bohemia, which after 1526 became part of the Habsburg Monarchy.
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