Šilheřovice

Šilheřovice (, ) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants. It is part of the historic Hlučín Region.

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Settlement.name: Šilheřovice
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Šilheřovice, okres Opava, zámek.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Šilheřovice Castle
Settlement.image_flag: Vlajka_obce_Šilheřovice.gif
Settlement.image_shield: Znak_obce_Šilheřovice.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
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Czech Republic
Settlement.established_title: First mentioned
Settlement.established_date: 1377
Settlement.area_total_km2: 21.65
Settlement.elevation_m: 221

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Official name: Šilheřovice
Population: 1580
Area: 21.653308
Elevation: 221
Official website: www.silherovice.cz
Image: Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie (Šilheřovice) 003.jpg
Licence plate code: T

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Commons category: Šilheřovice
time of earliest written record: 1377-01-01
email address: mailto:[email protected]
P8168: Aurelian Walls
postal code: 711 00
number of houses: 400
mean age: 42.9

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Šilheřovice (, ) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants. It is part of the historic Hlučín Region.

==Geography== Šilheřovice is located about north of Ostrava, on the border with Poland. The western part of the municipality lies in the Opava Hilly Land, while the eastern part lies in the Ostrava Basin. The highest point is at above sea level. The stream Šilheřovický potok flows through the municipality and the Oder River briefly flows along the eastern municipal border.