Horní Bludovice

Horní Bludovice
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
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Karviná
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.

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[mrozek-1] 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.

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