Šunychl

Šunychl (help·info) (Polish: Szonychel (info), German: Schönichel) is a village in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It was a separate municipality but became administratively a part of Bohumín in 1974. It has a population of 540 (August 2009) (together with Kopytov). The village lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. The village was first mentioned in a written document in 1482. The settlement of Kopytov (Polish: Kopytów, German: Kapitau) is administratively a part of Šunychl from 1920 and lies on the confluence of the Olza and Odra rivers.