Sudice (Opava District)

Sudice
Sudice ; German: Zauditz
	Village
	Centre of town with Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church in the background
	Flag Coat of arms
	Sudice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°01′53″N 18°04′07″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian Region
District	Opava
First mentioned	1327
Government
• Mayor	Petr Halfar
Area
• Total	9.43 km2 (3.64 sq mi)
Elevation	244 m (801 ft)
Population (2020)[1]
• Total	634
• Density	67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	747 25
Website	www.obecsudice.cz

Sudice formerly Zauditz also Czauditz[2][3] (German: Zauditz, Latin: Zaudicium[4]) is a village in Opava District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic.

Aerial view of Sudice, with St. John Baptist church in the background right.

The village is located in the northern tip of the Hlučín Region, close to the border with Poland. Its Polish town neighbour Pietraszyn is about a kilometer away.

Sudice, located within the historical and geographical region of Upper Silesia, since medieval times held a municipal charter and once enjoyed town privileges (German town law).

History

The settlement of Zauditz, first mentioned in 14th century written records, was part of the Duchy of Troppau (Opava) then in the possession of Prince Nicholas II Duke of Troppau (Opava), who in year 1327 sold Zauditz to the Dominican Order of friars from a monastery seated in neighbouring Racibórz (German: Ratibor).[5][6] As a consequence of this acquisition and conveyance to the Dominican Order, Zauditz being formerly part of a fief, had now become a "free village" (German: freies Dorf) enjoying local autonomy and jurisdiction within the Holy Roman Empire, similar to a free imperial city. Soon after, Zauditz elevated to and was granted town charter status (Stadtrechte in German) enjoying the autonomy of town privileges (German town law).[6]

Notes and references

"Population of municipalities of the Czech Republic". Czech Statistical Office. 1 January 2020.
Martin Helwig Map of Silesia 1561 - first woodcut map of Silesia made on the basis of surveys and data collected from local inhabitants, Published 1561.
Map of Upper Silesia (Silesia Ducatus) by Willem Janszoon and Joan Blaeu - Theatrum orbis terrarum, sive, Atlas novus - Published 1635
Bavarian State Library - Pedigree of Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, Queen consort of Sweden - Published 1633, in Latin. (Latin: Stemma Mariae Eleonorae, Suecorum Augustae), p.24
Extracted and translated from the official Sudice Mayor's Office website at www.obecsudice.cz
Kateřina Kolibová, Master's Thesis - The German dialects in the Bohemian countries, with emphasis on Zauditz (Sudice), 2008, in German. Masaryk University Faculty of Arts, Department of German, Scandinavian and Dutch Studies.

External links

Official Municipal Website Sudice

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[1] "Population of municipalities of the Czech Republic". Czech Statistical Office. 1 January 2020.

[SUD-NM-2] Martin Helwig Map of Silesia 1561 - first woodcut map of Silesia made on the basis of surveys and data collected from local inhabitants, Published 1561.

[SUD-NM1-3] Map of Upper Silesia (Silesia Ducatus) by Willem Janszoon and Joan Blaeu - Theatrum orbis terrarum, sive, Atlas novus - Published 1635

[BSL-EB-4] Bavarian State Library - Pedigree of Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, Queen consort of Sweden - Published 1633, in Latin. (Latin: Stemma Mariae Eleonorae, Suecorum Augustae), p.24

[SUD-OW-5] Extracted and translated from the official Sudice Mayor's Office website at www.obecsudice.cz

[KK-TH-6] Kateřina Kolibová, Master's Thesis - The German dialects in the Bohemian countries, with emphasis on Zauditz (Sudice), 2008, in German. Masaryk University Faculty of Arts, Department of German, Scandinavian and Dutch Studies.