Mosty u Jablunkova Mosty koło Jabłonkowa | |
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  Mosty u Jablunkova Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates:49°31′38″N18°45′15″E / 49.52722°N 18.75417°E /49.52722; 18.75417 | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Frýdek-Místek |
| First mentioned | 1577 |
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• Total | 33.92 km2 (13.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 490 m (1,610 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 3,649 |
| • Density | 107.6/km2 (278.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 739 98 |
| Website | www |
Mosty u Jablunkova (until 1949Mosty;Polish:Mosty koło Jabłonkowaⓘ,German:Mosty bei Jablunkau) is a municipality and village inFrýdek-Místek District in theMoravian-Silesian Region of theCzech Republic. It has about 3,600 inhabitants. The municipality has a significantPolish minority.
The name literally means "bridges nearJablunkov". It is connected with an ancient trade route passing through swamps and marshes in today's territory of the village. They were bridged by wooden beams and logs by the so-calledmostors ormościorze, who gave the village its name.[2]
Mosty u Jablunkova is located about 33 kilometres (21 mi) southeast ofFrýdek-Místek and 46 km (29 mi) southeast ofOstrava. It lies in the historical region ofCieszyn Silesia on the border withSlovakia. The village is located in theJablunkov Pass. The western half of the municipality lies in theMoravian-Silesian Beskids, the eastern part extends to theJablunkov Intermontane region, and the northern part extends to theJablunkov Furrow. The highest point is a contour line below the top of the Severka mountain at 945 m (3,100 ft) above sea level.
The first written mention of Mosty u Jablunkova is from 1577 asMosty Jablunkowske. It belonged to theDuchy of Teschen. The village was founded between 1545 and 1577, during the reign of DukeWenceslaus III Adam.[3][4]
AfterRevolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire a modernmunicipal division was introduced in the re-establishedAustrian Silesia. The village as a municipality was subscribed to thepolitical district ofTeschen and thelegal district ofJablunkau. According to the censuses conducted in 1880–1910 the population of the municipality grew from 1,959 in 1880 to 2,318 in 1910 with a majority being native Polish-speakers (growing from 98% in 1880 to 98.5% in 1910) accompanied by German-speaking (at most 2% in 1880) and Czech-speaking people (at most 0.3% in 1900). In terms of religion in 1910 the majority wereRoman Catholics (98.6%), followed byProtestants (1.1%) andJews (6 people).[5]
AfterWorld War I,Polish–Czechoslovak War and the division ofCieszyn Silesia in 1920, it became a part ofCzechoslovakia. Following theMunich Agreement, in October 1938 together with theTrans-Olza region it was annexed byPoland, administratively adjoined toCieszyn County ofSilesian Voivodeship.[6]
The municipality was annexed byNazi Germany at the beginning ofWorld War II. On 25–26 August 1939 a group of GermanAbwehr armed agents attacked the rail station in Mosty. The incident became known asJabłonków incident. After the war it was restored toCzechoslovakia.
Polish minority makes up 13.3% of the population.[7]
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The I/11 road (part of theEuropean route E75) runs through Mosty u Jablunkova and continues toSlovakia. There are theMosty u Jablunkova /Čadca road and railway border crossings. The second road border crossing isŠance / Čadca-Milošová
Mosty u Jablunkova is located on the railway lineOstrava–Třinec–Mosty u Jablunkova. The municipality is served by two train stations.[10]
There is a ski resort with fourpistes in the municipality.[11]
In Mosty u Jablunkova is a smallaquapark operated by the municipality.[12]
The historic landmark is the Church of Saint Hedwig. It was built in 1785–1787.[13]
Velká Šance was a part of a unique fortification system built in the 16th–19th centuries which was to prevent the enemy from passing through the Jablunkov Pass. To this day, only the moats with ramparts, the defensive moat and the remains of the walls of the original fortifications have been preserved. There is a visitor centre with exhibitions on the functioning of fortifications and about the weapons of the then crew.[14]
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