Těrlicko Cierlicko |
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Village | |||
Saint Lawrence Church before renovation
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Coordinates: 49°44′54″N 18°30′1″E / 49.74833°N 18.50028°ECoordinates: 49°44′54″N 18°30′1″E / 49.74833°N 18.50028°E | |||
Country | Czech Republic | ||
Region | Moravian-Silesian | ||
District | Karviná | ||
First mentioned | 1229 | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor | Martin Polášek | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 24.65 km2 (9.52 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 260 m (850 ft) | ||
Population (2006) | |||
• Total | 4,202 | ||
• Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) | ||
Postal code | 735 42 | ||
Website | http://www.terlicko.cz/ |
Těrlicko (Polish: Cierlicko, German: Tierlitzko) is a village in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has 4,202 inhabitants (2001 census) and Poles constitute 12.9% of the population. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
The village is made up of three administrative sections (formerly independent villages): Dolní Těrlicko (Polish: Cierlicko Dolne), Horní Těrlicko (Cierlicko Górne), Hradiště (Grodziszcze). Among other parts of municipality there is also a former village of Kostelec (Kościelec).
It was first mentioned in the document of Pope Gregory IX issued for Benedictine abbey in Tyniec in 1229 as Cierli(t)zko.