Kojkovice

Kojkovice (help·info) (Polish: Kojkowice (info)) is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic, on the border with Poland. It was a separate municipality but became administratively a part of Třinec (Trzyniec) in 1960. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia and has a population of 287 (1 January 2008). It is a young village, compared to other villages of Cieszyn Silesia, it was founded in 1776. After the division of Cieszyn Silesia in 1920, the village became part of Czechoslovakia as Kojkovice. Following the Munich Agreement, in October 1938, Kojkovice and the whole Zaolzie region was annexed by Poland. The village was then annexed by Nazi Germany at the beginning of World War II. After...