Country Czech Republic District Ostrava-City Postal code 739 32 Area 14.14 km² Population 7,151 (31 Dec 2014) | Region Moravian-Silesian First mentioned 1305 Elevation 250 m Local time Wednesday 8:27 AM | |
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Vratimov (German: Rattimau, Polish: Racimów) is a town in Ostrava-City District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 7,062 (2014) and lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
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Map of 739 32 Vratimov, Czechia
History
The settlement was first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis from around 1305 as item in Wrothimow. It meant that the village was in the process of location (the size of land to pay tithe from was not yet precised). The creation of the village was a part of a larger settlement campaign taking place in the late 13th century on the territory of what will be later known as Upper Silesia.
Politically the village belonged initially to the Duchy of Teschen, formed in 1290 in the process of feudal fragmentation of Poland and was ruled by a local branch of Piast dynasty. In 1327 the duchy became a fee of Kingdom of Bohemia, which after 1526 became part of the Habsburg Monarchy.
There is a Catholic Saint John the Baptist Church in the town.