Skřečoň

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Skřečoň (help·info) (Polish: Skrzeczoń (info)) is a village in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It was a separate municipality but became administratively a part of Bohumín in 1974. It has a population of 2,543 (December 2007).^[1] The village lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

Village was first mentioned in a written document in 1305. At the beginning of the 20th century rapid industrial development occurred, this led also to a rise of the village's population. After the division of Cieszyn Silesia in 1920, the village became part of Czechoslovakia. Following the Munich Agreement, in October 1938, Skřečoň and the whole Zaolzie region was annexed by Poland. The village was then annexed by Nazi Germany at the beginning of World War II. After the war it was restored to Czechoslovakia.

There is a Catholic church in the village. Its foundation stone was laid down in May 1912. Construction began next year but it was stopped due to the outbreak of World War I. After the war Adolf Bertram, Bishop of Breslau, donated 250,000 Kčs on the construction. In 1924 it was finally consecrated. Cemetery was established in 1904.