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Frysztat County
Frysztat County () was an administrative territorial entity of the Second Polish Republic. Named after its capital in the town of Frysztat (now Fryštát district of the town Karviná, Czech Republic), it was part of Silesian Voivodeship, and existed from October 1938 until German Invasion of Poland in September 1939. The county had four towns: Frysztat, Bogumin Nowy, Karwina and Orłowa. In early October 1938, the government in Warsaw sent an ultimatum to Prague, demanding the return of the region of Zaolzie, which the Czechs had annexed in 1919-20. Czechoslovak government agreed, and units of the Polish Army entered the region, annexing an area of 801.5 km2 with a population of 227,399 people. Polish government divided Zaolzie into two counties - Frysztat and West Cieszyn. On October 27, 1938, Frysztat County officially became part of Silesian Voivodeship, on the same day, West Cieszyn County was merged with Cieszyn County. On January 31, 1939, Frysztat County was expanded b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hrušov (Ostrava)
Hrušov ( pl, Gruszów or ''Hruszów'', german: Hruschau) is a part of the city of Ostrava, Moravian-Silesian Region in the Czech Republic. Hrušov is historically a market town, now administratively a part of the district of Slezská Ostrava. History It lies in the historical region of Těšín Silesia and was first mentioned in a border agreement between Władysław Opolski, the duke of Opole and Racibórz and Ottokar II of Bohemia, in 1256 as ''Grusov''. It was again mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called ''Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis'' from around 1305 as ''Item in Grussow''. It witnessed heavy industrialization in the 19th century, coal was mined there, several factories were built, influx of migrant workers occurred. Hrušov gained market town rights in 1908. Formerly an independent municipality, it was incorporated into the city in 1941 by the Nazi mayor, Emil Beier. According to the Austrian census of 1910 the market town had 7, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolní Marklovice
(Polish language, Polish: ) is a village in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It was a separate municipality but became administratively a part of Petrovice u Karviné in 1952. Petrůvka River flows through the village. Etymology The name of the village is patronymic in origin, derived from the German language, German personal name ''Mark(e)l'' (≤ ''Markwart''), whereas the ending ''-(ow)ice/(ow)itz'' is typically Slavic. The supplementary adjective ''Dolní'' (German: ''Nieder'', Polish: ''Dolny'') means ''Lower'' denoting its ''lower'' location in comparison to the sister settlement of Marklowice Górne (Czech: Horní Marklovice), in Poland. History The village of ''Marklovice/Marklowice'' was first mentioned in a Latin document of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wrocław, Diocese of Wrocław called ''Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis'' from around 1305 as ''item (in) Marklowitz debent esse triginta mansi''. It meant that the village was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louky (Karviná)
(Polish: , german: Lonkau) (literally, ''"meadows upon Olza"'') is a village in the Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic, since 1975 administratively a part of the city of Karviná as ''Louky'', formerly a separate municipality. It lies on the left bank of the Olza River, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It has a population of 453 (2001). History The village is first mentioned in a written document from 1450 as ''Lanky''. Politically the village belonged then to the Duchy of Teschen, a fee of the Kingdom of Bohemia, which after 1526 became part of the Habsburg monarchy. Historically, the village owed its prosperity to its fortunate position between the important towns of Frysztat and Cieszyn. Its inhabitants engaged mostly in fish farming in the complex of ponds near the village. It is not clear when the first church was built; the oldest record mentions a wooden church in 1654. Because the Olza frequently flooded the church, a new Saint Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lazy (Orlová)
(Polish: ) is a village in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It was a separate municipality but became administratively a part of Orlová in 1946. It has a population of 274. The name is cultural in origin and in Polish denotes an arable area obtained by slash-and-burn technique. History The settlement was first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called ''Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis'' from around 1305 as ''item in Lazy villa Paczconis''. It meant that the village was in the process of location (the size of land to pay a tithe from was not yet precise). The village could have been founded by Benedictine monks from an Orlová abbey and also it could a part of a larger settlement campaign taking place in the late 13th century on the territory of what would later be known as Upper Silesia. Politically the village belonged initially to the Duchy of Teschen, formed in 1290 in the process of feudal fragmentation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lutyně (Orlová)
Lutyně ( pl, Lutynia, german: Leuten) is a town part of Orlová in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It was a separate municipality, historically prior to World War II known as Polská Lutyně ( pl, Lutynia Polska, german: Polnischleuten), and later as Horní Lutyně ( pl, Lutynia Górna, german: Ober-Leuten). It became administratively a part of Orlová in 1946, as opposed to its sister settlement of Dolní Lutyně, which remained independent. It is now the largest town part, with a population of about 23,000, roughly three quarters of the Orlová population. History The village of Lutyně was first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called '' Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis'' from around 1305 as ''Luthina''. It meant that the village was supposed to pay tithe from 71 greater lans. The village could have been founded by Benedictine monks from Orlová abbey and also it could be a part of a larger settlement campaign ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolní Lutyně
( pl, , german: Deutsch Leuten or ''Nieder Leuten'') is a municipality and village in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,300 inhabitants. Administrative parts The village of Věřňovice is an administrative part of Dolní Lutyně. Geography Dolní Lutyně is located about northwest of Karviná and northeast of Ostrava, on the border with Poland. It lies in the Ostrava Basin, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. The border is partly formed by the Olza (river), Olza River. There are several ponds and an artificial lake created by flooding a sand quarry. In the area around the Olza there are riparian forests with two nature monuments, ''Věřňovice'' and ''Niva Olše – Věřňovice''. History The village could have been founded by Benedictine monks from an Orlová monastery and also it could a part of a larger settlement campaign taking place in the late 13th century on the territory of what will be later known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dětmarovice
Dětmarovice (; pl, , german: Dittmarsdorf, ''Dittmannsdorf'') is a municipality and village in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,300 inhabitants. Administrative parts The village of Koukolná is an administrative part of Dětmarovice. Etymology The name is patronymic in origin derived from German personal name ''Dietmar''. It was first mentioned in Latin form ''Dithmari villa'' (1305), later as ''Dytmarsdorff'' (1392), ''Dietmarsdorf'' (1430), ''Dieczmarowicz ' (1438, 1447), ''Dieczmiorowice'' (1652), ''Dittmersdorf P. Dieczmorowitz'' (1736), ''Dittmansdorf, pohlnisch Dietmarowicze'' (1804), ''Dittmannsdorf, Dětmarovice, Dziećmarowice'' (1900). Geography Dětmarovice is located on the border with Poland in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It lies on the Olza River in the Ostrava Basin lowland. History According to some documents, Dětmarovice was mentioned as early as 1302, but these are unverified mentions. Off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doubrava (Karviná)
Doubrava may refer to: Places in the Czech Republic *Doubrava (Karviná District), a municipality and village in the Moravian-Silesian Region * Doubrava (Aš), a village and part of Aš in the Karlovy Vary Region *Doubrava, a village and part of Chrášťany (České Budějovice District) in the South Bohemian Region *Doubrava, a village and part of Hořice in the Hradec Králové Region *Doubrava, a village and part of Kostomlátky in the Central Bohemian Region *Doubrava, a village and part of Lipová (Cheb District) in the Karlovy Vary Region *Doubrava, a village and part of Nýřany in the Plzeň Region *Doubrava, a village and part of Puclice in the Plzeň Region *Doubrava, a village and part of Vlachovo Březí in the South Bohemian Region *Doubrava, a village and part of Žďár (Mladá Boleslav District) in the Central Bohemian Region *Karlov t. Doubrava, a village and part of Vidice (Kutná Hora District) in the Central Bohemian Region People *Jaroslav Doubrava Jaroslav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starý Bohumín
Starý Bohumín, lit. "Old Bohumín" (german: Alt Oderberg, pl, Stary Bogumin) is a part of the town of Bohumín in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 1,344 (2022). History The settlement was first mentioned in a written document in 1256 as ''Bogun'' and is the oldest part of today's town of Bohumín. Starý Bohumín lies on the Oder River, which forms a border with Poland. Before the construction of the Košice-Bohumín Railway, Bohumín-Košice railway line, local inhabitants opposed train station to be built in their town. The construction was moved a few kilometres southeastward, and Starý Bohumín gradually lost its importance. After World War I, fall of Austria-Hungary, Polish–Czechoslovak War and the division of Cieszyn Silesia in 1920, the town became a part of Czechoslovakia. Following the Munich Agreement, in October 1938 together with the Zaolzie region it was annexed by Second Polish Republic, Poland, administrativ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slezská Ostrava
Slezská Ostrava ( pl, Śląska Ostrawa, lit. ''Silesian Ostrava''), till 1919 Polnisch Ostrau ( cs, Polská Ostrava, pl, Polska Ostrawa, lit. ''Polish Ostrava'') is a district of the city of Ostrava, Moravian-Silesian Region in the Czech Republic. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia, not counting Koblov and Antošovice lying north-west from the Oder river in the Hlučín Region. It comprises historical city of Slezská Ostrava as well as market town of Hrušov and villages Antošovice, Heřmanice, Koblov, Kunčice, Kunčičky and Muglinov. History Ostrava was first mentioned in the document of Pope Gregory IX issued for Benedictine abbey in Tyniec in 1229 as ''Ostrawa''. Politically it belonged then to the Duchy of Opole and Racibórz, however it lay on the river Ostravice along which a border between the Silesia and Morava was first regulated in 1261. After founding the town of Moravská Ostrava between 1268 and 1278 on Moravian side, the village left on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
