Vojkovice (, ) is a municipality and village in the Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.
Etymology The name Vojkovice is probably derived from someone named Vojtěch, who was the probable founder the village.
Geography Vojkovice is located about east of Frýdek-Místek and southeast of Ostrava. It lies in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. The highest point is at above sea level. The Lučina River flows through the municipality.
History Vojkovice was founded around 1500, certainly before 1520. The first written mention is from 1573, when it was part of Frýdek state country. The inhabitants subsisted mainly on weaving, agriculture, and hauling merchant carts up the hills.
Demographics
Transport The D48 motorway (part of the European route E462) from Frýdek-Místek to Český Těšín runs through the southern part of the municipality.
Sights The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is a statue of Saint Francis of Assisi from the 18th century.
Notable people Lubomír Pokluda (born 1958), footballer
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