district of Teschen and the legal district of Jablunkau. The municipality developed quickly the Košice–Bohumín Railway line was put into operation in 1871. Thanks to the railway, the importance of Návsí increased. A new village centre was formed near the railway station. According to the censuses conducted in 1880–1910 the population of the municipality grew from 1,412 in 1880 to 2,249 in 1910 with a majority being native Polish-speakers (between 94.7% and 97.7%) accompanied by German-speaking (at most 74 or 4% in 1900) and Czech-speaking people (at most 17 or 0.9% in 1900). In terms of religion in 1910 the majority were Protestants (1,449 or 64.4%), followed by Roman Catholics (783 or 34.8%) and Jews (17 or 0.8%). After World War I, Polish–Czechoslovak War and the division of Cieszyn Silesia in 1920, it became a part of Czechoslovakia. Following the Munich Agreement, in October 1938 together with the Zaolzie region it was annexed by Poland, administratively adjoined to Cieszyn County of Silesian Voivodeship. Návsí was then annexed by Nazi Germany at the beginning of World War II. After the war it was restored to Czechoslovakia. From 1960 to 1993 Návsí was an administrative part of Jablunkov. Transport Návsí lies on the railway line Mosty u Jablunkova–Návsí–Třinec–Ostrava. Notable people Władysław Michejda (1876–1937), Polish lawyer and mayor of Cieszyn Tadeusz Michejda (1879–1956), Polish physician and politician Władysław Młynek (1930–1997), Polish poet and writer; lived and died here Halina Mlynkova (born 1977), Polish singer Adam Gawlas (born 2002), darts player Gallery References External links Polish Cultural and Educational Union Nawsie Villages in Frýdek-Místek District Cieszyn Silesia