Šumbark

) was a village in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It was a separate municipality but in 1960 became administratively a part of the city of Havířov built in 1955. It has a population of 22,340 (2007). [ [http://www.havirov-city.cz/mesto/default.asp?rid=45 2007 Statistics of Havířov] ] It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

It was formerly a village but during the communist era a massive construction of so-called paneláks occurred during the construction of a new city of Havířov, and Šumbark was transformed to an urban neighbourhood. Still some old houses remain although the majority of the population of Šumbark live in paneláks.

The village of Šumbark was first mentioned in a written document in 1438.

See also

* Polish minority in the Czech Republic
* Zaolzie

Footnotes

References

* cite book
last = Zahradnik
first = Stanisław
coauthors =
title = Struktura narodowościowa Zaolzia na podstawie spisów ludności 1880-1991
publisher = HT
date = 1991
location = Trzyniec
pages =
url =
doi =
oclc = 189422554
id =