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Number of inhabitants by 31.12. 2000: 1431. The village of Hnojník was
mentioned first in 1305. However, it was probably founded as a Slavonic
settlement before colonisation at the end of the 12th century. Since 1445
Hnojník was mentioned as an independent and entirely free property of the
aristocratic family of Stašek from Hnojník. Then, Hnojník was a residence
of lords. Since 1483 Hnojník was owned by the Prince of Těšín. Since the
beginning of the 16th century, different aristocratic families owned this
village (family of Pelhřim from Třankovice, family of Tluk from Tošanovice,
family of Marklovský from Žebráč and others). In 1736 Barons of Beess from
Chrostina became the last owners of the Hnojník estate. They added a Baroque
one-storey building to the local chateau. Some time later, in the first
half of the 19th century they reconstructed the chateau in the Silesian
Empire style. In the 18th century the estate included Hnojník plus several
settlements: Rakovec, part of Smyovice = Smilovice, Nebory, Dolní Lištná,
and Lyžbice (being a part of Třinec now). At the beginning of the 19th
century Horní Tošanovice, Ráj, Darkov, Louky nad Olší and Konská were integrated
in Hnojník. In 1888 Emperor Ferdinand's Northern Railway built a railway
line. The family of Beess from Chrostina acted in offices of the Duchy
of Těšín and was able to keep their position even after disintegration
of Austria-Hungaria, i.e. after 1918. The owners, however, lived mostly
in Vienna and visited Hnojník in summer time only. In November 1945 the
property of the family of Bess was confiscated by Regional National Committee
in Český Těšín. Since then until 1996 the chateau was the seat of Local
National Committee, České lesy - state forestry company and other companies.
Source: this
website.
Jarig Bakker, 18 Jun 2002