What is "sobesovice"

Soběšovice ( or Szobiszowice, ) is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 805 (2006). It is located on the shore of Žermanice Dam, in the historical region of Těšín Silesia.

The name is patronymic in origin derived from personal name Sobiesz (Soběš). In Silesian German the beginning s + vocalis a or o was often transformed into sch sound, hence Schöbischowitz and so also in the past in Polish Szobiszowice ( sz in Polish correspondents to š in Czech).