Staříč

Coordinates: 49°41′9″N 18°16′22″E / 49.68583°N 18.27278°E / 49.68583; 18.27278
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Staříč
General view of Staříč
General view of Staříč
Flag of Staříč
Coat of arms of Staříč
Staříč is located in Czech Republic
Staříč
Staříč
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°41′9″N 18°16′22″E / 49.68583°N 18.27278°E / 49.68583; 18.27278
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictFrýdek-Místek
First mentioned1258
Area
 • Total18.97 km2 (7.32 sq mi)
Elevation
327 m (1,073 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total2,238
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
739 43
Websitewww.obec-staric.cz

Staříč is a municipality and village in the Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,200 inhabitants.

Etymology[edit]

According to local historian Vincenc Prasek, the village was presumably named after a person called "Stařek" or "Stařík".[2]

History[edit]

The first written mention of Staříč is from 1258.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ a b "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Staříč. Retrieved 2022-02-10.

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