Bohuslavice, Opava District

Bohuslavice (German: Buslawitz, Polish: Bogusławice) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 1,800 inhabitants. It is a part of microregion Hlučínsko.

Bohuslavice
Church of the Holy Trinity
Bohuslavice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°56′32″N 18°7′43″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictOpava
First mentioned1288
Government
  MayorPavel Dominik
Area
  Total15.33 km2 (5.92 sq mi)
Elevation
239 m (784 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
  Total1,779
  Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
747 19
Websitewww.bohuslavice.eu

History

The first written mention of Bohuslavice is from 1288.[2]

Until 1920, it belonged to the Prussian province of Silesia.[2]

After the Munich Agreement in 1938, Bohuslavice became part of the Third Reich. In the Hlučín Region lived that time 51,455 Germans and only 36 Czechs.

References

  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
  2. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Bohuslavice. Retrieved 2020-11-09.


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