Vrbice (Bohumín)
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is a village in Karviná District
, Moravian-Silesian Region
, Czech Republic
. It was a separate municipality but became administratively a part of Bohumín
in 1974. It has a population of 469 (August 2009).
The village was first mentioned in a written document in 1229. The name of the village comes from the willow
tree , which grown here in the past in plenty.
Karviná District
Karviná District is a district within the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its administrative center is the city of Karviná. It was created by 1960 reform of administrative divisions in the area of former Fryštát District...
, Moravian-Silesian Region
Moravian-Silesian Region
Moravian-Silesian Region , or Moravo-Silesian Region, is one of 14 administrative Regions of the Czech Republic, until May 2001 it was formerly called the Ostrava Region . The region is located in the north-eastern part of its historical region of Moravia and in most of the Czech part of the...
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
. It was a separate municipality but became administratively a part of Bohumín
Bohumín
Bohumín is a town in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic on the border with Poland. The confluence of the Oder and Olza Rivers is situated just north of the town. The town lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia....
in 1974. It has a population of 469 (August 2009).
The village was first mentioned in a written document in 1229. The name of the village comes from the willow
Willow
Willows, sallows, and osiers form the genus Salix, around 400 species of deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist soils in cold and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere...
tree , which grown here in the past in plenty.