Muglinov

Bohumín Street in Muglinov

Muglinov (Polish: Muglinów, German: Muglinau) is a part of the city of Ostrava, Moravian-Silesian Region in the Czech Republic. Administratively it is a part of the district of Slezská Ostrava.

It lies in the historical region of Těšín Silesia and was first mentioned in a written document in 1305. It witnessed heavy industrialization in the 19th century. Muglinov was formerly an independent municipality, in 1941 it became a part of Ostrava.

According to the Austrian census of 1910 the village had 2,647 inhabitants, 2,551 of whom had permanent residence there. Census asked people for their native language, 136 (5.3%) were German-speaking, 1,662 (65.1%) were Czech-speaking and 753 (29.5%) were Polish-speaking. Most populous religious group were Roman Catholics with 2,551 (96.4%).^[1]

References

1. ^ Ludwig Patryn (ed): Die Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1910 in Schlesien, Troppau 1912.

Coordinates: 49°51′8″N 18°18′17″E / 49.85222°N 18.30472°E / 49.85222; 18.30472