Silesian Wars
Before the Silesian Wars, Horní Hoštice together with neighboring Polish Gościce formed the village Gostitz. Both villages remained German-settled until 1945. According to "Statistik des Deutschen Reichs, Band 450; Teil II - Sudetendeutsche Gebiete und Memelland" Horní Hoštice had 394 inhabitants in 1930 and 375 in 1939.