Budišov nad Budišovkou

Budišov nad Budišovkou (Czech pronunciation: [ˈbuɟɪʃov ˈnad buɟɪʃofkou]) (German: Bautsch) is a town in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. The centre of the town is historically significant and is protected by law as Urban monument zone.

Budišov nad Budišovkou
Town
The town seen from the south
Flag
Coat of arms
Budišov nad Budišovkou
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°48′7″N 17°37′20″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictOpava
Founded13th century
First mentioned1301
Government
 • MayorPatrik Schramm
Area
 • Total94.12 km2 (36.34 sq mi)
Elevation
526 m (1,726 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
 • Total2,918
 • Density31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
747 87
Websitewww.budisov.eu

Administrative parts

Villages Guntramovice, Podlesí and Staré Oldřůvky are administrative parts of Budišov nad Budišovkou.

History

The town was originally founded as a mining town next to silver and lead mines in 13th century. The origin of the towns' name comes probably from búda (miner's house). The town was first mentioned in documents in 1301.[2]

Until 1918, the town of Bautsch was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), in the Sternberg (Šternberk) district, one of the 34 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Moravia.[3]

In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, it was occupied by the Nazi army as one of the municipalities in Sudetenland, one of the 6 towns of Landkreis Bärn.[4] The German-speaking population, which formed to majority of the town's population, was expelled in 1945 (further to the Beneš decrees) and new Czech settlers came to the town, that was renamed to replace the original German name.

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Budišov nad Budišovkou is twinned with:[5]

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
  2. Andrle, Petr; Lokoč, Radim; Chroust, Petr. "Zajímavosti z historie dolování a těžby na Opavsku a Nízkém Jeseníku" (in Czech). Oživlý svět technických památek. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
  3. Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm Klein, 1967
  4. Landkreis Bärn, German Wikipedia.
  5. "Partnerská města". budisov.eu (in Czech). Město Budišov nad Budišovkou. Retrieved 2020-09-12.



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