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Košařiska () is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. The municipality has a significant Polish minority.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Košařiska
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
Kosariska-Milir.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Milíř, a locality in the village
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Košařiska vlajka.jpg
Settlement.image_shield
Koszarzyska herb.png
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Moravian-Silesian
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Frýdek-Místek
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Czech Republic
Settlement.pushpin_relief
1
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Location in the Czech Republic
Settlement.established_title
First mentioned
Settlement.established_date
1657
Settlement.area_total_km2
17.18
Settlement.elevation_m
458

via Wikipedia infobox

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9 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Geography
  • History
  • Demographics
  • Transport
  • Sights
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • References
  • External links

Košařiska () is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. The municipality has a significant Polish minority.

==Etymology== The name of the village is derived from the word koszarzysko / košor denoting a place where a koszar (movable fence to pen sheep used by Goral shepherds) was placed.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Košařiska” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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