Bruzovice

Bruzovice
Municipality
Church of Saint Stanislaus
Flag Coat of arms
Bruzovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°43′1″N 18°24′35″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Frýdek-Místek
First mentioned	1305
Area
• Total	15.95 km^2 (6.16 sq mi)
Elevation	309 m (1,014 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	979
• Density	61/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	739 36
Website	www.bruzovice.cz

Bruzovice (German: Brusowitz, Polish: Bruzowice) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Etymology

The village was named after its founder Oldřich Brus.^[2]

Geography

Bruzovice is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) northeast of Frýdek-Místek and 13 km (8 mi) southeast of Ostrava. It lies in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. The highest point is at 351 m (1,152 ft) above sea level.

History

The creation of the village was a part of a larger settlement campaign taking place in the late 13th century on the territory of what will be later known as Upper Silesia. The first written mention of Bruzovice is in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis from 1305 as Bruschowitz.^[2][3]

Politically the village belonged initially to the Duchy of Teschen and was ruled by a local branch of Piast dynasty. In 1327 the duchy became a fee of Kingdom of Bohemia, which after 1526 became part of the Habsburg monarchy.

The village became a seat of a Catholic parish, mentioned in the register of Peter's Pence payment from 1447 among 50 parishes of Teschen deaconry as Bransowicz.^[4]

In 1573 it was sold as one of 16 villages and the town of Friedeck and formed a state country split from the Duchy of Teschen.^[5]

After World War I and fall of Austria-Hungary, the municipality became a part of Czechoslovakia. In March 1939 it became a part of Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. After World War II, it was restored to Czechoslovakia.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,176 —     1880 1,105 −6.0% 1890 1,068 −3.3% 1900 1,063 −0.5% 1910 1,039 −2.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 994 −4.3% 1930 1,036 +4.2% 1950 830 −19.9% 1961 862 +3.9% 1970 799 −7.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 757 −5.3% 1991 675 −10.8% 2001 712 +5.5% 2011 738 +3.7% 2021 983 +33.2%
Source: Censuses[6][7]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Bruzovice is the Church of Saint Stanislaus. It was built in the early Baroque style in 1677.^[8]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Bruzovice. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
3. Panic, Idzi (2015). Śląsk Cieszyński w średniowieczu (do 1528) [Cieszyn Silesia in Middle Ages (until 1528)] (PDF) (in Polish). Cieszyn: Starostwo Powiatowe w Cieszynie. pp. 297–299. ISBN 978-83-935147-8-6.
4. "Registrum denarii sancti Petri in archidiaconatu Opoliensi sub anno domini MCCCCXLVII per dominum Nicolaum Wolff decretorum doctorem, archidiaconum Opoliensem, ex commissione reverendi in Christo patris ac domini Conradi episcopi Wratislaviensis, sedis apostolice collectoris, collecti". Zeitschrift des Vereins für Geschichte und Alterthum Schlesiens (in German). 27. Breslau: H. Markgraf: 361–372. 1893. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
5. Panic, Idzi (2011). Śląsk Cieszyński w początkach czasów nowożytnych (1528-1653) [Cieszyn Silesia in the beginnings of Modern Era (1528-1653)] (in Polish). Cieszyn: Starostwo Powiatowe w Cieszynie. p. 224. ISBN 978-83-926929-5-9.
6. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
7. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
8. "Kostel sv. Stanislava" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-05-30.

External links

• Official website