Dolní Datyně

 Dolní Datyně (help·info) (Polish: Datynie Dolne (info), German: Nieder Dattin) is a village in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It was a separate municipality but became administratively a part of the city of Havířov in 1974. It had a population of 457 in 2007.^[1] Village lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

At 218 hectares in area it is one of the smallest villages in Zaolzie, and it is one of the youngest villages in the whole of Cieszyn Silesia. It was a part of the village of Błędowice Dolne and gained independent status in June 1864.

After the division of Cieszyn Silesia in 1920, the village became part of Czechoslovakia. In October 1938, following the Munich Agreement, Dolní Datyně, together with the entire Zaolzie region, was annexed by Poland. The village was then annexed by Nazi Germany at the beginning of World War II. After the war it was restored to Czechoslovakia.

The first school, which conducted classes in both Polish and German, was built in the 19th century; it is not clear in what year it was completed. In 1879 a brick Polish school was built, and in 1920, a Czech school. The Polish school was closed several years after World War II due to lack of children. Its building now houses a Czech school.

The most notable landmark in the village is the Protestant chapel, built in 1886 by Józef Prymus and Jan Kołorz.

Notable people associated with the village include Józef Kiedroń, Polish politician; Josef Kotas, Mayor of Ostrava; Franciszek Czyż, Polish politician; and Jan Bystroń, Polish linguist.

See also

• Polish minority in the Czech Republic

Footnotes

1. ^ 2007 Statistics of Havířov

References

• Kołorz, Alfred (2006). "Z małej wioski tkaczy, garncarzy, rolników i górników do mieszczan miasta Hawierzowa". In Daniel Kadłubiec. Kalendarz Śląski 2007. Czeski Cieszyn: ZG PZKO. ISBN 80-239-8132-3. 

• Zahradnik, Stanisław (1991). Struktura narodowościowa Zaolzia na podstawie spisów ludności 1880-1991. Trzyniec: HT. OCLC 189422554. 

Coordinates: 49°46′0″N 18°24′22″E / 49.766667°N 18.40611°E / 49.766667; 18.40611