Horní Bludovice (Polish: Błędowice Górne, German: Ober Bludowitz) is a municipality and village in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,500 inhabitants.

Horní Bludovice
Municipality
Municipal office
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Horní Bludovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°44′59″N 18°26′13″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Karviná
First mentioned	1335
Government
• Mayor	Petra Ficková
Area
• Total	8.98 km2 (3.47 sq mi)
Elevation	280 m (920 ft)
Population  (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	2,484
• Density	280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	739 37
Website	www.horni-bludovice.cz

Administrative parts

The village of Prostřední Bludovice is an administrative part of Horní Bludovice.

Geography

Horní Bludovice lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. The Lučina River flows through the municipality. It is located mostly in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills, Prostřední Bludovice extends into the Ostrava Basin lowland. The highest point is the hill Kohout with an elevation of 331 metres (1,086 ft).

History

The village of Bludovice (which was later known as Dolní Bludovice) was first mentioned in 1335. The division to Horní and Dolní Bludovice (Lower and Upper Bludovice) developed in the 15th century.[2]

Politically the village belonged then to the Duchy of Teschen within the Kingdom of Bohemia, which after 1526 became part of the Habsburg monarchy.

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