Horní Bludovice

Village

St. John of Nepomuk chapel

Flag

Coat of arms

Location in the Czech Republic

Coordinates: 49°44′42″N 18°26′13″E / 49.74500°N 18.43694°E

Established

15th century

Government

• Mayor

Jana Pohludková

Area

• Total

8.99 km² (3.47 sq mi)

Elevation

280 m (920 ft)

Population (2012)

• Total

2,099

• Density

230/km² (600/sq mi)

Postal code

739 37

Horní Bludovice (Polish: Błędowice Górne, German: Ober Bludowitz) is a village in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 1,564 (2001 census). Lučina River flows through the village. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

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.^[1]

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

↑ Mrózek, Robert (1984). Nazwy miejscowe dawnego Śląska Cieszyńskiego [Local names of former Cieszyn Silesia] (in Polish). Katowice: Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach. p. 41. ISSN 0208-6336.

Czech Statistical Office

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Towns and villages of Karviná District

Albrechtice Bohumín Český Těšín Dětmarovice Dolní Lutyně Doubrava Havířov Horní Bludovice Horní Suchá Chotěbuz Karviná Orlová Petrovice u Karviné Petřvald Rychvald Stonava Těrlicko

Cieszyn Silesia

Municipalities
in the Czech Republic

partially in the region:	Baška Frýdek-Místek Ostrava Staré Hamry

Municipalities
in Poland

partially in the region:	Bielsko-Biała Bystra

Coordinates: 49°44′42″N 18°26′13″E / 49.74500°N 18.43694°E / 49.74500; 18.43694

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