Bohumín consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2] Bohumín is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Ostrava on the border with Poland, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

The confluence of the Oder and Olza rivers is situated north of the town.

[4] In 1523, the Bohumín estate was bought by George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, a member of the House of Hohenzollern.

After his properties were confiscated in 1622, the town was acquired by Lazar Henckel of Donnersmarkt, a banker and entrepreneur from Vienna.

His descendants and relatives ruled Bohumín until the end of the mid-18th century, then it was bought by the Lichnowsky family.

Following the Munich Agreement, Bohumín and the Trans-Olza region were annexed by Poland in October 1938.

The town was then annexed by Nazi Germany at the beginning of World War II.

After the war it was restored to Czechoslovakia and the remaining German population was expelled westward in accordance to the Potsdam Agreement.

[9] Before World War II, the town was inhabited by a large German community.

Several major international lines pass through the town and Bohumín has the direct connection with many European capitals.

LEO Express operates bus services to Polish cities Katowice and Kraków.

The church was built in the Gothic style in the 14th century on the site of an old chapel.

[13] The most important landmark of Nový Bohumín is the Catholic Church of Sacred Heart.