Brumovice (Opava District)

Brumovice () is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants. It lies 16 km from Opava.
Administrative parts.
Villages of Kolná, Pocheň, Pustý Mlýn, Skrochovice and Úblo are administrative parts of Brumovice.
History.
The first written mention of Brumovice is from 1377.
World War II.
Brumovice was the site of one of the first "Polenlager" camps in existence, possibly "the" first ever. It was set up by Nazi Germany in August 1939 in anticipation of the imminent attack on Poland. The KT camp was staffed before the actual invasion, with guards recruited by the SS from Krnov and Opava.
The camp, called "KZ Skrochowitz" (German name of Skrochovice administrative part) was commanded by Heinrich Jöckel from the SS. It was an old sugar refinery set up for Polish military prisoners and civilian hostages captured during the September campaign. The camp functioned until December 15, 1939, with some 700 prisoners of Polish nationality brought in from Cieszyn Silesia and Upper Silesia.