Návsí

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Návsí
Railway station in Návsí
Railway station in Návsí
Coat of arms of Návsí
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 49°35′25″N, 18°45′10″E
Country Czech Republic
Region Moravian-Silesian
District Frýdek-Místek
First mentioned 1435
Government
 - Mayor Lenka Husarová
Area
 - City 19.63 km²  (7.6 sq mi)
Elevation 386 m (1,266.4 ft)
Population (2006)
 - City 3,810
Postal code 739 91, 739 92
Website: http://www.navsi.cz/

Návsí (Polish: Nawsie , Cieszyn Silesian: Nowsi ) is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has 3,765 inhabitants (2001 Census). 24% of the population are the Poles.[1] It lies on the both banks of the Olza River, between Silesian and Moravian-Silesian Beskids. Popular mountain meadow of Filipka lies just north of the village. It offers great view of the Olza River valley and peaks of Moravian-Silesian Beskids.

Nawsie was originally a part of Old Jabłonków, but nearby a new settlement emerged (Jabłonków) and Nawsie became a separate village. Village is first mentioned as Nawsie in a written document in 1577. Beginnings of the village can be traced much earlier. In 1435 Wacław I, Duke of Cieszyn gave a privilege to Paweł Sikora to establish a farming community. Nawsie lied on a old trade route going from todays Slovakia to Cieszyn, thus offering good trading opportunities. Craftsmen began to settle in the village. However village's location had also negative consequences, frequent marches of various armies and frequent Olza floodings caused that in the second half of the 17th century almost one third inhabitants left the village. Sikora family managed the village to 19th century. In 1791 a wooden Protestant church was built, bricked one in 1820. Village developed quickly after 1871 construction of Kassa-Oderberg railway line which runs through the village. Large railway station was built here.

From 1960 to 1994 it was administratively a part of Jablunkov.

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  • Cicha, Irena; Kazimierz Jaworski, Bronisław Ondraszek, Barbara Stalmach and Jan Stalmach (2000). Olza od pramene po ujście. Český Těšín: Region Silesia. ISBN 80-238-6081-X. 

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Towns and villages in Zaolzie with significant Polish population*

Albrechtice (Olbrachcice) | Bocanovice (Boconowice) | Bukovec (Bukowiec) | Bystřice (Bystrzyca) | Český Těšín (Czeski Cieszyn) | Chotěbuz (Kocobędz) | Dolní Lomná (Łomna Dolna) | Hnojník (Gnojnik) | Horní Lomná (Łomna Górna) | Horní Suchá (Sucha Górna) | Hrádek (Gródek) | Jablunkov (Jabłonków) | Karviná (Karwina)** | Komorní Lhotka (Ligotka Kameralna) | Košařiska (Koszarzyska) | Milíkov (Milików) | Mosty u Jablunkova (Mosty koło Jabłonkowa) | Návsí (Nawsie) | Nýdek (Nydek) | Písečná (Pioseczna) | Písek (Piosek) | Petrovice u Karviné (Piotrowice koło Karwiny) | Řeka (Rzeka) | Ropice (Ropica) | Smilovice (Śmiłowice) | Stonava (Stonawa) | Střítež (Trzycież) | Těrlicko (Cierlicko) | Třanovice (Trzanowice) | Třinec (Trzyniec) | Vělopolí (Wielopole) | Vendryně (Wędrynia)

* More than 10% of total population; 2001 census data.  **Karviná fell under 10% after the 1991 census.
Villages with significant Polish population under the administration of another municipality are not listed.

Coordinates: 49°35′25″N, 18°45′10″E

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