Milíkov Milików |
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Village | |||
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Location in the Czech Republic | |||
Coordinates: 49°35′7″N 18°42′21″E / 49.58528°N 18.70583°ECoordinates: 49°35′7″N 18°42′21″E / 49.58528°N 18.70583°E | |||
Country | Czech Republic | ||
Region | Moravian-Silesian | ||
District | Frýdek-Místek | ||
First mentioned | 1577 | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor | doc. Ing. Karel Klimek, CSc. MBA (2014) | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 9.15 km2 (3.53 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 420 m (1,380 ft) | ||
Population (2011) | |||
• Total | 1,289 | ||
• Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) | ||
Postal code | 739 81 | ||
Website | (in Czech) obec Milíkov |
Milíkov (Polish:
Milików) is a village in the Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has 1,300 inhabitants (2001 census), 41% of whom are the Polish. The village lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
Milíkov is situated on the foothills of the Moravian-Silesian Beskids, the mountain of Kozubová lies in the cadastrial area of the village. Near one-third of the village's area is covered by forest and two-thirds are part of the Beskydy Landscape Protected Area.
The name of the village is of possessive origins derived from personal name Milik.
The village was first mentioned in 1577 as Milikuw. It belonged then to the Duchy of Teschen, a fee of the Kingdom of Bohemia and a part of the Habsburg Monarchy.