Driving through Detmarovice

Detmarovice was one of the first villages we drove through in Czech Republic.  It is right on the border of Poland and the Olza River.  Reading up on the village, it appears to have changed "ownership" a number of times.  The first mention of it was in 1305 when it was owned by Dukes of Cieszyn.  It was bought by Jan Larisch in 1792 and remained in the family until 1927.  In 1920, after the division of Cieszyn Silesia, it became part of Czechoslovakia.  In 1938, following the Munich Agreement, Detmarovice was annexed by Poland, and then by the Nazis in the beginning of WWII.  After the war, it was part of Czechoslovakia again. 

Several landmarks in the area include the Mary Magdalene Church, built in 1869-1870 as well as the Nebroj Chapel from the 1860's era.  There is a large power station (thermal) in the village that was built in the late 1970's.