Horní Bludovice

Horní Bludovice
Municipality
Municipal office
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Horní Bludovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°44′59″N 18°26′13″E / 49.74972°N 18.43694°E / 49.74972; 18.43694Coordinates: 49°44′59″N 18°26′13″E / 49.74972°N 18.43694°E / 49.74972; 18.43694
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Karviná
First mentioned	1335
Government
• Mayor	Petra Ficková
Area
• Total	8.99 km2 (3.47 sq mi)
Elevation	280 m (920 ft)
Population  (2020-01-01[1])
• Total	2,441
• Density	270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	739 37
Website	www.hornibludovice.cz

Horní Bludovice (Polish: Błędowice Górne, German: Ober Bludowitz) is a municipality and village in the Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,400 inhabitants. Lučina River flows through the municipality. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

Administrative parts[]

Village of Prostřední Bludovice is an administrative part of Horní Bludovice.

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.^[2]

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.

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