Dolní Bludovice
Dolní Bludovice (help·info) (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 2,619 (2010).[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).
People
- Wiesław Adam Berger, Polish writer, lived there
- Józef Kiedroń, Polish engineer and politician, was born here
See also
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Footnotes
References
- Zahradnik, Stanisław (1991). Struktura narodowościowa Zaolzia na podstawie spisów ludności 1880-1991. Trzyniec: HT. OCLC 189422554.
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Entrance gate to the Old Protestant cemetery
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New Protestant cemetery
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Catholic cemetery
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PZKO House
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Monument dedicated to victims of World War II, erected by members of local PZKO
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Polish elementary school
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Czech elementary school
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Lučina River
Coordinates: 49°45′59″N 18°26′19″E / 49.76639°N 18.43861°E