Pazderna (Polish: Październa) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Pazderna | |
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.JPG) Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk | |
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  Pazderna Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°42′15″N 18°26′3″E / 49.70417°N 18.43417°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Frýdek-Místek |
| First mentioned | 1573 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.22 km2 (1.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 316 m (1,037 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 396 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 739 51 |
| Website | www |
Etymology
editThe word pazderna was a designation for the house where flax was drying and shives (in Czech pazdeří) was obtained. The village was probably founded around such a house.[2]
Geography
editPazderna is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of Frýdek-Místek and 15 km (9 mi) southeast of Ostrava. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia, in the western part of the Moravian-Silesian Foothills. The Pazderůvka brook flows through the municipality.
History
editThe first written mention of Pazderna is from 1573, when it was part of the Frýdek state country and had 14 homesteads. It was probably founded only a few years ago.[2] It was then mentioned as Pazdierna in the document sealing the selling of Frýdek by Stanislav II Pavlovský, Bishop of Olomouc, to Bartholomew von Wrbno.[3] After World War I and fall of Austria-Hungary, it became a part of Czechoslovakia.
Demographics
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Transport
editThere are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
editThere are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[6] A landmark is the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk, built in 1871.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ a b c "Historie obce Pazderna" (in Czech). Obec Pazderna. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
- ^ Panic, Idzi (2011). Śląsk Cieszyński w początkach czasów nowożytnych (1528-1653) [Cieszyn Silesia in the beginnings of Modern Era (1528-1653)] (in Polish). Cieszyn: Starostwo Powiatowe w Cieszynie. p. 167. ISBN 978-83-926929-5-9.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Pazderna". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
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