Žermanice

Žermanice
Village
Lučina River in Žermanice
Flag Coat of arms
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates:
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Frýdek-Místek
First mentioned	1450
Government
• Mayor	Světlana Šipulová
Area
• Total	3.42 km2 (1.32 sq mi)
Elevation	268 m (879 ft)
Population (2006)
• Total	240
• Density	70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Postal code	739 37
Website	www.obeczermanice.cz

Žermanice is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 240 (2006 est.). It lies on the shore of Žermanice Dam, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

History

The village could have been founded by Benedictine monks from an Orlová abbey and was first mentioned in 1450 as Zilmanicze.

Politically the village belonged to the Duchy of Teschen, which was since 1327 a fee of Kingdom of Bohemia, which after 1526 became part of the Habsburg Monarchy. In 1461 it was privately owned by Jan Hunt of Kornice, the owner of Horní Bludovice. In 1481 the village was inherited by his two sons. Before the end of the 15th century it was bought by Jan Trnko of Racibórz, a tenant of Frýdek, who then bestowed the village upon the town. Hence, as a property of Frýdek, it was as a special case a part of the Frýdek state country that was split from the Duchy of Teschen in 1573, which was a part of the Kingdom of Bohemia, since 1526 a part of the Habsburg Monarchy. After World War I and fall of Austria-Hungary it became a part of Czechoslovakia.

External links

• Official website