Mankovice

Mankovice (Mankendorf) is a municipality and village in Nový Jičín District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

History
The first written mention of Mankovice is from 1374.

During World War II, the German occupiers operated the E119 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp at a local sawmill.

Notable people

 * Matthäus Stach (1711–1787), German Moravian missionary
 * Karl Gilg (1901–1981), German chess player