Bludov (Šumperk District)
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| Country |  Czech Republic |
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| Region | Olomouc | ||
| District | Šumperk | ||
| Commune | Šumperk | ||
| Municipality | Bludov | ||
| River | Morava | ||
| Population | 3,139 (2008-10-02) | ||
| Founded | 13th century | ||
| Mayor | Ing. Pavel Ston | ||
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 788 33 | ||
  Location in the Czech Republic
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| Website: www.mu-hanusovice.cz | |||
Bludov (German: Blauda) is a spa village in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. The village is an important rail junction and there is an important crossroads. Bludov is named after the founder, the Blud z Bludova. It means “Bludovia”.
[edit] History
Bludov was established in the 13th century by Blud z Bludova. It was the only Czech village in the German Šumperk district. Probably Blud z Bludova's son built the castle on the slope of the Háj hill.
In the 15th century, Bludov became a possession of Tunkl z Brníčka, who built six big ponds near the village. Tunkl’s serfs had to work incredibly hard. It was reason of their rebellion, Tunkl was murdered and his ponds was abandoned. The legend says Tunkl every night ploughs with devil the place of former ponds.
- In the half of 15th century the Bludov castle was destroyed in Czech-Hungary Wars.
- In the 16th Bludov became possession of known Žerotín noble. They built château, which is owned by Žerotíns up to this day.
- In 1929, the spa was opened. Recently, the spa is used for curing obesity.
- In 1963, the Vlčí důl (it means “Wolf Valley”) pool was opened. The huge pool was built by volunteers.
Recently number of citizens is 3139, 1569 men, 1545 women.
[edit] External links
- Official website (Czech)
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