Dolní Bludovice
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Dolní Bludovice (Polish: Błędowice Dolne , German: Nieder Bludowitz) is a village in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It was a separate municipality but after the expansion of the city of Havířov created in 1955 it became administratively a part of this city as Bludovice in 1960. Lučina River flows through the village. Large part of the population of Dolní Bludovice is Polish. It has a population of 2,539 (2007).[1]
The village lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia and was first mentioned in a written document in 1335.
There are three cemeteries in the village, Lutheran church, Roman Catholic church and two elementary schools (Polish and Czech).
[edit] People
- Wiesław Adam Berger, Polish writer, lived there
- Józef Kiedroń, Polish engineer and politician, was born here
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[edit] Footnotes
[edit] References
- Zahradnik, Stanisław (1991). Struktura narodowościowa Zaolzia na podstawie spisów ludności 1880-1991. Trzyniec: HT.
 Entrance gate to the Old Protestant cemetery |
 New Protestant cemetery |
 Catholic cemetery |
 PZKO House |
 Monument dedicated to victims of World War II paid by members of local PZKO. |
 Polish elementary school |
 Czech elementary school |
 Lučina River |
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