Šunychl

Chapel

 Šunychl  (Polish: Szonychel , German: Schönichel) 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 540 (August 2009) (together with Kopytov).^[1] The village lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

The village was first mentioned in a written document in 1482.

The settlement of Kopytov (Polish: Kopytów, German: Kapitau) is administratively a part of Šunychl from 1920 and lies on the confluence of the Olza and Odra rivers.

See also

• Polish minority in the Czech Republic
• Zaolzie

Footnotes

References

• Description of the village

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Coordinates: 49°55′36″N 18°21′16″E / 49.92667°N 18.35444°E / 49.92667; 18.35444