Nýdek (Polish: , German: Niedek) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants. The municipality has a significant Polish minority.
Nýdek
Nydek | |
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 Nýdek as seen from Velká Čantoryje | |
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  Nýdek Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°39′22″N 18°45′25″E / 49.65611°N 18.75694°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Frýdek-Místek |
| First mentioned | 1430 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.23 km2 (10.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 410 m (1,350 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,080 |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 739 96 |
| Website | www |
Etymology
editThe name of Nýdek was probably derived from the personal name Nidek.[2][3]
Geography
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Nýdek is located about 28 kilometres (17 mi) east of Frýdek-Místek and 36 km (22 mi) southeast of Ostrava, on the border with Poland. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia, in the Silesian Beskids mountain range. The highest point is Velká Čantoryje at 995 m (3,264 ft) above sea level, located on the Czech-Polish border. The Hluchová River flows through the municipality.
History
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The first written mention of Nýdek is from 1430, when Bolesław I, Duke of Cieszyn donated this territory to Nidek, who founded here a settlement.[3] The first mention of the settlement is from 1456.[2] Politically the village belonged then to the Duchy of Teschen that was a fee of the Kingdom of Bohemia, which after 1526 became part of the Habsburg monarchy.
After 1540s Protestant Reformation prevailed in the Duchy of Teschen and later local Lutherans built a wooden church here (it was not built earlier by Catholics). It was taken from them (as one from around fifty buildings) in the region by a special commission and given back to the Roman Catholic Church on 21 March 1654.[4]
From the 15th century until 1792, Nýdek was owned by the Gočálkovský family.[3] In 1770, iron ore was discovered here, which caused population growth and development of the village.[2] Nýdek was bought by Teschener Kammer in 1792 for 46,000 florins.[5]
After Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire a modern municipal division was introduced in the re-established Austrian Silesia. Nýdek as a municipality was subscribed to the political district of Teschen and the legal district of Jablunkau. According to the censuses conducted in 1880–1910 the population of the municipality grew from 1,567 in 1880 to 1,747 in 1910 with a majority being native Polish-speakers (between 94.7% and 97.7%) accompanied by German-speaking (at most 74 or 4% in 1900) and Czech-speaking people (at most 17 or 0.9% in 1880). In terms of religion in 1910 the majority were Protestants (93.6%), followed by Roman Catholics (86 or 4.9%), Jews (7 or 0.4%) and 19 others.[6]
After World War I, Polish–Czechoslovak War and the division of Cieszyn Silesia in 1920, the municipality 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.[7] It was then annexed by Nazi Germany at the beginning of World War II. After the war it was restored to Czechoslovakia.
Demographics
editPolish minority makes up 17.0% of the population.[8]
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Transport
editThere are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sport
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Nýdek has a tradition of winter sports. In 1933, a ski jumping hill was built here, which still works today.[3]
Sights
editThe most important historical monument is the Church of Saint Nicholas, built in 1576.[2]
An observation tower is located on the Velká Čantoryje mountain. It belongs to the most visited tourist destinations in the Moravian-Silesian Region.[11]
Notable people
edit- Aniela Kupiec (1920–2019), Polish poet
Gallery
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Traditional old wooden house -
Fire station -
PZKO House -
Ski jumping hill in Nýdek, before 1934
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ a b c d "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Nýdek. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ a b c d "Kroniky a kronikáři našeho regionu – Nýdek". Frýdecko-místecký a třinecký deník (in Czech). 2009-07-26. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ Broda, Jan (1992). "Materiały do dziejów Kościoła ewangelickiego w Księstwie Cieszyńskim i Państwie Pszczyńskim w XVI i XVII wieku". Z historii Kościoła ewangelickiego na Śląsku Cieszyńskim (in Polish). Katowice: Dom Wydawniczy i Księgarski "Didache". pp. 259–260. ISBN 83-85572-00-7.
- ^ Kaufmann, Aloys (2007). Gedenkbuch der Stadt Teschen (re-edition) (in German). Vol. 2. Cieszyn. p. 311. ISBN 978-83-914331-8-8.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Piątkowski, Kazimierz (1918). Stosunki narodowościowe w Księstwie Cieszyńskiem (in Polish). Cieszyn: Macierz Szkolna Księstwa Cieszyńskiego. pp. 267, 285.
- ^ "Ustawa z dnia 27 października 1938 r. o podziale administracyjnym i tymczasowej organizacji administracji na obszarze Ziem Odzyskanych Śląska Cieszyńskiego". Dziennik Ustaw Śląskich (in Polish). 18/1938, poz. 35. Katowice. 1938-10-31. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by selected ethnicity". Public database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Turisté mají v České republice nejraději zoologické zahrady, technické památky, koupání a Pražský hrad" (in Czech). CzechTourism. 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
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