Horní Suchá

Horní Suchá (Polish: Sucha Górnaⓘ, German: Obersuchau) is a municipality and village in the Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic.

Horní Suchá may have been founded by Polish monks from the Order of Saint Benedict from the Orlová monastery.

[6] In 1805, the northern part of Horní Suchá was bought by Count Johann Larisch-Mönnich, then Minister of Finance of the Austrian Empire.

The Larisch-Mönnich family became the most important owners of the village and during their rule, Horní Suchá experienced a rapid expansion.

During its existence, the mine has employed thousands of people, which helped the further development of Horní Suchá in following decades.

Under German occupation, Horní Suchá was part of the Province of Upper Silesia (Regierungsbezirk Kattowitz).

[12] After World War II, the development of Horní Suchá and the construction of infrastructure for the mine employees continued.

In 2010, an industrial zone established by the municipality was opened on the site of the former mine, which houses more than 25 companies employing several hundred people.

[9] The largest industrial company is KATEK Czech Republic, an electrical engineering manufacturer.

[17] Horní Suchá is located on the railway line heading from Opava and Ostrava to Český Těšín.

Municipal office, originally a school
Postcard from Horní Suchá, 1928
Czech school
Polish school