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History
It is expected, the village was founded by polish monks from Order of Saint Benedict. The first written document about Horní Suchá was in 1305. The prince-bishop Henryk z Wierzbnej from Wrocław ordered to write down the list of villages which are under obligation to pay taxes. This list mentioned "both Suchá". The inhabitants were under the administration of Silesian Piasts who owned the village till 1471. The administration of the village was changing many times than - the owners were various Polish and German families (for example, Melichar Przyznar obtained the village in 1536). The north part of the village was obtained by Johann von Larisch-Mönnich, a member of House of Larish-Mönnich. The south part of the village was obtained by this House in 1835 as well.

The development of the village continued in 19th century - especially agriculture and industry buildings. This century is connected with House of Larisch-Mönnich, who kept many business activities here. The sugar refinery, which was the highest one in the middle Europe and Austrian Empire that time, was built between 1832 and 1833. The sugar refinery was closed down in 1873. The brickyard was founded in 1910 and had been carried on till 1928. The factory was closed down in the 70's of the 20th century. The František Mine was founded in 1911. Thanks to the mine, the development of the village was rapid in 20th century.

Between 1914 and 1945
After the first world war, the west part of Cieszyn Silesia became part of Czechoslovakia. Because the most of populations were Pole, there were national problems. The era between first and second world war was connected with rapid development in the village. The presbytery, buildings of schools and many houses were built. Due to the Great depression, there were large dismissals on František mine. Unions prepared many strikes and protests. The most important strike was in 1932. Dismissals and cut of wages caused fall of standard of life of miners and their families. This strike action lasted from March 29th to April 1st, 1932. The workers wanted to hold the meeting in house of workers, however they were scattered by police. People moved into wood "Chrost" and then to the "Penzijní buildings". There were confrontation with police here and the crowed threw stones to police and ones shot. Due to the shooting, one policeman was wounded. The police started to shoot back and 2 people were hard injured. The miner Władysłav Karwinski died.

Horní Suchá was annexed by Poland after the Munich agreement. Horní Sucha as well as Prostřední and Dolní Suchá were overrun by Polish army. The village was visited by Polish president Ignacy Mościcki. During the Polish occupation, the Czechs were discriminated. The citizenship was give only to Poles and long-term inhabitants. Many Czechs left the village.

The Polish administration left the village after the German attack on Poland. After the German occupation, Horní Suchá was part of Province of Upper Silesia (Regierungsbezirk Kattowitz). All Horní Suchá, Prostřední Suchá and Dolní Suchá were united into one administrative unit Sucha. The František mine was the point of interest of Nazi German administrative. The mining had exceeded the maximal limits many times during the war. The soviet prisoners of war were used for mining. These prisoners had to live in very hard conditions. The inhabitants tried to support them especially due to delivering of food.

People from Horní Suchá were involved into resistance movement. Especially the polish resistance movement was very active. Some people fought in west or east Czechoslovak forces. Due to the actions of resistance movement suffered the people of counter-measures. 26 inhabitants were arrested and sent to concentrations camps after partisans' attack on an German newcomer in 1944. Due to the attack in Životice, 36 people were killed on August 6, 1944. Some of them were from Horní Suchá. In 1945, miners from Mine František were executed in front of the Mine.

The percentage of individual nationalities were influenced due to introduction of Silesian nationality. This nationality was the first step for Germanisation. People with polish nationality were persecuted, the Czech nationality could be recognised only for people who proved the relations with people in Protectorate. The Jews had to leave the village during the war.

The village was liberated by soviet army on May 3, 1945.

Since 1945 until 1989
The situation calmed down in all ways in the village. The national problems calmed down as well and currently, there are not anyone.

The interest of all levels of government directed on František mine. The mine became the most important object in the village. Most of inhabitant were employed here and the organization arranged many cultural and events for society. Because of grow of the mine, there were not enough houses for all the employees in the village (there were 5298 inhabitants in the village in 1961). Due to the lack of houses, new parts of village were built - the old Finnish houses and new Finnish houses colony and later a small housing estate "Chrost"). There were built a new mine in the east part of the village after 1957 - 9. květen mine. Due to the mining, the north parts of the village (Podlesí and Paseky) were destroyed and the houses were demolished. New buildings of Czech school and kindergarten were put up. Horní Suchá was united with the neighbouring city Havířov - Horní Suchá became part 6 of the city. There was built a new concrete headframe. Because of its height is has become a new dominant feature of the village.

Since 1989
The political environment changed dramatically in 1989 and this change influenced the development in the village as well. The village separated from Havířov on the basis of the plebiscite in 1990. In the 90's and the 00's, there were large investment into village. In area of schools, there was built a new canteen for Czech new school (1992), building of old Czech school was repaired (1995 - 1996), a new floor of the Czech school was built (1997) and a new sport arena (a gym) in 2004. There were repairs in infrastructure (roads, pavements, gas-network for all the village in the early 90's). There were built new houses for old peoples. New flats were built in the attic of the "yellow school" for Polish students in 2007. After this year, the Polish school and kindergarten were situated into one building. The rail station was repaired in this year as well. The housing estate "Chrost" was revitalised in 2008 and the pavements and roads in cemetery were repaired. The another investment were realized in the late 00's - the bridges were repaired and a new sport playground for the Czech school was totally repaired.

Mayors of Horní Suchá
since 1864 until
 * Józef Dostal (1864 – 1873)
 * Józef Paździora (1873 – 1890)
 * Jan Faja (1890 – 1897)
 * Jan Krzystek (1897 – 1914)
 * Franciszek Siwek (1914 – 1920)
 * Karol Mucha (1920)
 * Vavřinec Glazer ( 1921 – 1923)
 * Vincenty Potysz (1923 – 1930)
 * Alojzy Sznapka (1931)
 * Adolf Guziur (1931 – 1937)
 * Alojzy Sznapka (1938 – 1939)

since 1938 until 1975 (chronologically)
 * Alojzy Sznapka (mayor before and within Polish annexation)
 * Rober Böhm (German commissar)
 * Leo Stachura (German commissar, since April 1, 1941 commissar for united villages Horní, Prostřední a Dolní Suchá)
 * František Knecht (post-war mayor)
 * Josef Galuszka
 * Josef Pawlas
 * Jan Prokop
 * Karel Heller
 * Bohumil Pawlas
 * Jan Kupka
 * Jan Buba
 * Wincenty Zyder

since 1975 until 1990 was Horní Suchá part of Havířov

since 1990
 * Miloš Müller (1990 – 1991)
 * Karol Siwek (1991 – 1999)
 * Jan Lipner (1999 – present)

Current economical situation
Because of closure of František mine, there is a large unemployment in the village. The mine was the most important economical activity in the village for almost hundred years. After 1990, the first visions about closure of mine had appeared. The mine was united with Dukla Mine and Lazy Mine in 1995. The headquarters was situated on Lazy Mine. The area in Horní Suchá became only a plant. Because of negative cost-effectiveness, it was decided to close the plant in Horní Suchá. This closure was finalized in 1999. The steel headframes were demolished, the concrete headframe stayed untill nowadays.

There is many companies, which currently operates in village. For example, befra electronic, s.r.o., member of Munz-Magenwirth Gruppe (electrical engineering), Lichtgitter CZ spol. s r. o., member of Lichtgitter GmbH (iron and steel frames and trelliswork), Advanced World Transport, HORNSTAV CZ s.r.o. (building company), Depos Horní Suchá, a.s. (dealing with waste). On the basis on the opening of a industry centre in the place of former František Mine, the unemployment declined by 10 %. The current unemployment is 19,9 % (march 2010).

Education in the village
The first school in Horní Suchá was founded in 1810 due to the church officials activity. The new building of the school was put up in 1838 because of the poor conditions of old building. This new building is used as municipality currently. The school had only one class until 1869, after this year, there were two classes. The education language changed in 1870 - the Polish was obligate language for education, the Czech or Moravian language were voluntary ones. The German language became obligate language in the 80's of 19th century and began to replace the Czech language. The new building was built in 1904 ("red school building") and the polish school was placed here.

The Czech school was reopened after the first world war in school year 1921/1922 - the elementary school. The new building of Czech school was opened in school year 1926/1927 (the so called "old school building", the current police station). The second level of elementary school was opened in the village in the school year 1927/1928. Both levels of school used the same building. After 1938, the Czech schools were closed. The education was provided by Polish and later by German schools.

Czech schools after 1945
The Czech schools were renewed after the second world war. The first level of elementary school was located in the "old school building", the second level in the "yellow school building" (in Polish - Wydziałówka). The new building for kindergarten was put up in 1947 in Podolkovice (currently the retirement home).

The reform of education system in 1953 unitized the first and second level of elementary school. Because of growth of pupils in the village, the new building was put up at Těrlická street. This building was opened at of January 26, 1961. The classes took place in both "old school building" and "new school building" after this year. The investments were realized in the new building especially. The old building was repaired between 1976-1977. The old school building was damaged due to the mining activity in the 80's of 20th century.

The kindergarten in Podolkovice was closed in year 1991 (in this building were both Czech and Polish kindergarten). The new dinning room in new school building was opened in the school year 1993/1994 and there was large re-construction of old school building between 1994 - 1996. The new school building was reconstruction of new school building was done in 1997 and a new floor was added. The Czech school uses only the new school building since the school year 1997/1998.

Directors of Czech school
 * Jaroslav Bořucký (1953 – 1967)
 * Jan Jiříček (1967 – 1970)
 * Jiřina Urbanczyková (1970 – 1978)
 * Věra Erbanová (1978 – 1980)
 * Karla Wichrová (1980 – 2003)
 * Jaromír Zelníček (2003 – 2009)
 * Ilona Chalupová (2009 – dosud)

Czech schools after 1945
The development of Polish schools was not so rapid as Czech ones after 1945. The reason is falling rate of Polish inhabitants in the village. Due to the economical development, especially at František Mine, many new residents from all the parts of Czechoslovakia came to the village. The Polish school has to share buildings with Czech school until 1961. After opening the new building of Czech school, the situation changed - the Polish schools used the "red" and "yellow" school building. The local Polish school became "universal" in 1982 - the schooling in Polish language is done for the other villages in the neighbourhood caused descending rate of Polish inhabitants in Silesia. The negative trend has continues up to now.

There were investments into Polish schools after 1989 - the gym and all the building were repaired, the new computer classroom were built. The Polish schools is under the municipality of Horní Suchá after 2001.

Religion


Most of people in Horní Suchá are atheist. The Catolic Church is the largest church (34,1% of inhabitants of village according to 2001 census). There are members of Slezské církve evangelické augsburského vyznání and církve bratrské. There is a local Catholic parish founded in 1867. The church of Saint Joseph was built in 1864. There is not a church of Slezské církve evangelické augsburského vyznání in Horní Suchá, the members visit the church in Prostřední Suchá. The church of církve bratrské in part Kouty.

Volunteer fire department
Count Larisch founded the first fire department in 1833. The members were workers from sugar factory and came to an end in 1873.

The new fire department was re-founded in 1903. The initiator was local mayor Jan Krzystek. There was 36 first members of the department and all the equipment was bought from presents. The department was integrated into Polish fire department organization. The fire hall was open in 1936. The Czech fire department was founded in 1936.

The department declined in the time of World War II. The fire hall was sold, the equipment was confiscated. The Polish department was re-open in 1945. First fire practise was realized on 11. August 1945. The Czech department used the Polish fire hall. Both Czech and Polish department were united in 1948. The fire department founded own band, competition section. The fire hall was repaired in 1974. After uniting Harní Suchá with Havířov, the fire department was united with Havířov's one as well. The independent fire department was re-open in 1990.

Notable people

 * Vavřinec Glaser - imporatnt physician and philantropist
 * Marie Glázrová - Czech actress, daughter of Vavřinec Galzer
 * Bronislav Poloczek - Czech actor with Polish ancestors
 * Tadeusz Michejda - Polish physician and politician (running practice in Horní Suchá)
 * Ota Zaremba - Olympic winner (1980)

Parts of Horní Suchá

 * "Těšiňok" - east part of valley
 * "Dědina" (today "Centrum") - centre part of village (school, church, chateau).
 * "Paseky" - name comes from bee's beehives. Part was destroyed by mining
 * "Podlesí" - north-western part, destroyed by mining.
 * "Podolkovice" - new part, south-western location, residental part
 * "Kouty" - new part, south-eastern location, residental part

Twin towns and sister cities

 * 🇸🇰 Gelnica, Slovak republic
 * 🇵🇱 Lubomia, Poland