Kobeřice

Kobeřice (, ) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,200 inhabitants. It is part of the historic Hlučín Region.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Kobeřice
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Kobeřice, autobusové nádraží.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Centre of Kobeřice
Settlement.image_flag: Kobeřice_flag.jpg
Settlement.image_shield: Koberice_znak.jpg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Moravian-Silesian
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Opava
Settlement.pushpin_map: Czech Republic

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Kobeřice (, ) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,200 inhabitants. It is part of the historic Hlučín Region.

==Etymology== The name is probably derived from the personal name Kober or Jakub. According to other theories, it may be derived from the German words Korb ('basket') or Köbler (designation of a small house next to a farmhouse).