Bohuslavice (Opava District) Explained

Bohuslavice
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Moravian-Silesian
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Opava
Pushpin Map:Czech Republic
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates:49.9422°N 18.1286°W
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1288
Area Total Km2:15.33
Elevation M:239
Population As Of:2024-01-01
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1786
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:747 19

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

History

The first written mention of Bohuslavice is from 1288. Until 1920, it belonged to the Prussian province of Silesia.[2]

From 1938 to 1945, Bohuslavice was annexed by Nazi Germany.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. Web site: Historie. Obec Bohuslavice. cs. 2022-03-03.