| Štěpánkovice | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Moravian-Silesian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Opava |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.9575°N 18.0375°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1265 |
| Area Total Km2: | 12.53 |
| Elevation M: | 258 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 3169 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 747 28 |
Štěpánkovice (de|Schepankowitz) 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.
The villages of Bílá Bříza and Svoboda are administrative parts of Štěpánkovice.
Štěpánkovice is located about 9km (06miles) east of Opava and 21km (13miles) northwest of Ostrava. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Opava Hilly Land. The highest point is at 313m (1,027feet) above sea level.
The first written mention of Štěpánkovice is from 1265. In 1712, it was bought by the Lichnowsky family. Until 1742, the village belonged to Duchy of Troppau. From 1742 to 1918, after Empress Maria Theresa had been defeated, the village belonged to Prussia. In 1920, it became part of the newly established Czechoslovakia. During World War II, on 16 April 1945, Štěpánkovice was badly damaged and many buildings burned down.[2]
Štěpánkovice is located on a short railway line of local importance Kravaře–Chuchelná.[3]
The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is a granary from the first half of the 19th century. It is among the few preserved folk farm buildings of this type in the Hlučín Region.[4]
The main landmark of Štěpánkovice is the Church of Saint Catherine. It was built in 1756 and reconstructed after war damage in 1945.[2]
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic. Štěpánkovice is twinned with:[2]
Štrba, Slovakia