Mošnov

Municipality in Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic

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49°41′21″N 18°7′57″E / 49.68917°N 18.13250°E / 49.68917; 18.13250Country

Czech RepublicRegionMoravian-SilesianDistrict Nový JičínFirst mentioned1374Area

• Total12.07 km² (4.66 sq mi)Elevation

253 m (830 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total763 • Density63/km² (160/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

742 51

Websitewww.mosnov.cz

Mošnov (German: Engelswald) is a municipality and village in Nový Jičín District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

History

The first written mention of Mošnov is from 1367.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	789	—
1880	815	+3.3%
1890	843	+3.4%
1900	833	−1.2%
1910	899	+7.9%
1921	859	−4.4%
1930	885	+3.0%
1950	891	+0.7%
1961	916	+2.8%
1970	771	−15.8%
1980	776	+0.6%
1991	713	−8.1%
2001	677	−5.0%
2011	688	+1.6%
2021	749	+8.9%
Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

The main part of Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava, the third largest airport in the country, is located in Mošnov. It was built in 1955–1960.^[2]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ ^a ^b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Mošnov. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Nový Jičín" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.