Municipality in Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic
Dolni Domaslavice
(
Polish
:
Domasłowice Dolne
,
German
:
Nieder Domaslowitz
) is a municipality and village in
Frydek-Mistek District
in the
Moravian-Silesian Region
of the
Czech Republic
. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.
Geography
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Dolni Domaslavice is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) east of
Frydek-Mistek
and 16 km (10 mi) southeast of
Ostrava
. It lies in the historical region of
Cieszyn Silesia
, in the
Moravian-Silesian Foothills
. The municipality is situated on the eastern shore of
?ermanice Reservoir
.
History
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The first written mention of Dolni Domaslavice is in a Latin document of
Diocese of Wrocław
called
Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis
from around 1305 as
item in Domaslawitz utroque
. It meant that there were already two villages of that name (
utroque
meaning "both" in Latin), the other being
Horni Domaslavice
. Politically, Dolni Domaslavice belonged initially to the
Duchy of Teschen
, from 1327 a
fee
of the
Kingdom of Bohemia
.
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After
Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire
a modern
municipal division
was introduced in the re-established
Austrian Silesia
. The village as a municipality was subscribed to the
political
and
legal district
of
Cieszyn
. According to the censuses conducted in 1880?1910 the population of the municipality grew from 955 in 1880 to 1061 in 1910 with a majority being native Czech-speakers (between 88.3% and 92.4%) accompanied by a small Polish-speaking minority (between 3.2% and 10.6%) and German-speaking people (at most 41 or 4.4% in 1880). In terms of religion in 1910 majority were
Roman Catholics
(94.3%), followed by
Protestants
(53 or 5%) and
Jews
(7 people).
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After
World War I
,
Polish?Czechoslovak War
and the division of
Cieszyn Silesia
in 1920, it became a part of
Czechoslovakia
. Following the
Munich Agreement
, in October 1938 together with the
Trans-Olza
region it was annexed by
Poland
, administratively adjoined to
Cieszyn County
of
Silesian Voivodeship
.
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It was then annexed by
Nazi Germany
at the beginning of
World War II
. After the war, it was restored to
Czechoslovakia
.
The construction of
?ermanice Reservoir
on
Lu?ina River
in years 1951?1958 led to a partial flooding of Dolni Domaslavice, including the historical centre of the village, and detachment of the eastern territory of the municipality to form a new municipality of
Lu?ina
in 1956. Some hamlets from the surrounding municipalities were connected to Dolni Domaslavice.
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Demographics
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Historical population
| Year
| Pop.
| ±%
|
|---|
| 1869
| 1,064
| ?
|
|---|
| 1880
| 1,025
| ?3.7%
|
|---|
| 1890
| 932
| ?9.1%
|
|---|
| 1900
| 926
| ?0.6%
|
|---|
| 1910
| 1,127
| +21.7%
|
|---|
| | Year
| Pop.
| ±%
|
|---|
| 1921
| 1,030
| ?8.6%
|
|---|
| 1930
| 1,046
| +1.6%
|
|---|
| 1950
| 1,056
| +1.0%
|
|---|
| 1961
| 866
| ?18.0%
|
|---|
| 1970
| 848
| ?2.1%
|
|---|
| | Year
| Pop.
| ±%
|
|---|
| 1980
| 880
| +3.8%
|
|---|
| 1991
| 860
| ?2.3%
|
|---|
| 2001
| 920
| +7.0%
|
|---|
| 2011
| 1,184
| +28.7%
|
|---|
| 2021
| 1,393
| +17.7%
|
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|
| Source: Censuses
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Transport
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There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
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Dolni Domaslavice is poor in monuments. The only cultural monument is a sandstone crucifix from 1880.
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References
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