Životice (Havířov)
Životice | |
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municipal part of the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°46′N 18°29′E / 49.77°N 18.48°E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.034 km2 (1.171 sq mi) |
| Population (26 March 2021) | |
• Total | 1,308 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
ⓘ (Polish: ⓘ, German: Zywotitz, formerly Ziwotitz) is a village in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It was previously a separate municipality, but became administratively part of the city of Havířov in 1960. It has a population of 1,339 (2020). It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
On 6 August 1944, the village was the site of the Żywocice Massacre, the largest mass murder within Cieszyn Silesia during World War II, during which 36 residents of Životice and neighbouring villages were shot dead by the Nazis. Životice was thus nicknamed the "Silesian Lidice".