Horní Bludovice

Horní Bludovice (Polish: Błędowice Górne, German: Ober Bludowitz) is a municipality and village in the Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,400 inhabitants. Lučina River flows through the municipality. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

Horní Bludovice
Municipality
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Horní Bludovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°44′59″N 18°26′13″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictKarviná
First mentioned1335
Government
 • MayorPetra Ficková
Area
 • Total8.99 km2 (3.47 sq mi)
Elevation
280 m (920 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
 • Total2,441
 • Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
739 37
Websitewww.hornibludovice.cz

Administrative parts

Village of Prostřední Bludovice is an administrative part of Horní Bludovice.

History

The village of Bludovice (which was later known as Dolní Bludovice) was first mentioned in 1335. The division to Lower (Dolní/Dolne/Nieder) and Upper (Horní/Górne/Ober) developed in the 15th century. In 1450 duas Blandowicze willas were mentioned and finally Superiori Blauda is attested in 1485.[2]

Politically the village belonged then to the Duchy of Teschen, since 1327 a fee of the Kingdom of Bohemia, which after 1526 became part of the Habsburg Monarchy.

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
  2. Mrózek, Robert (1984). Nazwy miejscowe dawnego Śląska Cieszyńskiego [Local names of former Cieszyn Silesia] (in Polish). Katowice: University of Silesia in Katowice. p. 41. ISSN 0208-6336.


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