Hrádek (Frýdek-Místek District)
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Hrádek Gródek |
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| Coordinates: 49°36′47″N 18°44′35″E / 49.61306°N 18.74306°ECoordinates: 49°36′47″N 18°44′35″E / 49.61306°N 18.74306°E | |||
| Country | Czech Republic | ||
| Region | Moravian-Silesian | ||
| District | Frýdek-Místek | ||
| First mentioned | 1577 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Robert Borski | ||
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| • Total | 9.79 km2 (3.78 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 353 m (1,158 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 1,812 | ||
| • Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 739 97 | ||
| Website | www |
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Hrádek (Polish: Gródek, German: Grudek) is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic, on the Olza River. It has a population of 1,756 (2001 census), 42.8% of whom are Poles, the highest percentage of all municipalities in the country. The village lies between the mountain ranges of the Silesian Beskids and the Moravian-Silesian Beskids, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
The name of the village is a diminutive form of the word gord (Czech: Hrád, Polish: Gród)
The beginnings of the village can be traced back to the 12th century, when a small fort (gord) was built on a trade route running through the Jablunkov Pass. A settlement grew up around the fort. The small fort and its neighboring settlement were completely destroyed by the Magyars in 1447. Gródek was first mentioned in a written document in 1577 as Grudek. It belonged then to the Duchy of Teschen, a fee of the Kingdom of Bohemia and a part of the Habsburg Monarchy.
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