Horní Bludovice

Horní Bludovice (Polish: Błędowice Górne, German: Ober Bludowitz) is a municipality and village in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,500 inhabitants.

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
 • Total8.98 km2 (3.47 sq mi)
Elevation
280 m (920 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
 • Total2,490
 • Density280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
739 37
Websitewww.hornibludovice.cz

Administrative parts

The village of Prostřední Bludovice is an administrative part of Horní Bludovice.

Geography

Horní Bludovice lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. The Lučina River flows through the municipality. It is located mostly in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills, Prostřední Bludovice extends into the Ostrava Basin lowlands. The highest point is the hill Kohout with an elevation of 331 metres (1,086 ft).

History

The village of Bludovice (which was later known as Dolní Bludovice) was first mentioned in 1335. The division to Horní and Dolní Bludovice (Lower and Upper Bludovice) developed in the 15th century.[2]

Politically the village belonged then to the Duchy of Teschen within the Kingdom of Bohemia, which after 1526 became part of the Habsburg monarchy.

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
  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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