Bruzovice

Bruzovice
Village
Saint Stanislaus Church
Flag Coat of arms
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates:
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Frýdek-Místek
First mentioned	1305
Government
• Mayor	Antonín Kwaczek
Area
• Total	15.94 km2 (6.15 sq mi)
Elevation	309 m (1,014 ft)
Population (2006)
• Total	729
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Postal code	739 36
Website	www.bruzovice.cz

Bruzovice (German: Brusowitz, Polish: Bruzowice) is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 729 (2006) and lies in the historical region of Těšín Silesia.

History

The settlement was first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis from around 1305 as item in Bruschowitz. It meant that the village was in the process of location (the size of land to pay a tithe from was not yet precised). 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.

Politically the village belonged initially to the Duchy of Teschen, formed in 1290 in the process of feudal fragmentation of Poland 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.

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.

After World War I and fall of Austria-Hungary it 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.

External links

• (Czech) Official website