Pržno is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.
Pržno | |
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 Firehouse by the main road | |
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  Pržno Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°36′48″N 18°21′42″E / 49.61333°N 18.36167°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Frýdek-Místek |
| First mentioned | 1573 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.94 km2 (1.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 340 m (1,120 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,101 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (970/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 739 11 |
| Website | www |
Geography
editPržno is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Frýdek-Místek and 21 km (13 mi) south of Ostrava, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It lies in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills. The highest point is at 407 m (1,335 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Ostravice River.
History
editThe first written mention of Pržno is from 1573.[2] It was then a part of the Frýdek state country that was split from the Duchy of Teschen in 1573.
Demographics
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Transport
editThe I/56 road (which connects Frýdek-Místek with the I/35 road near the Czech-Slovak border) runs along the western municipal border just outside the municipality.
Pržno is located on the railway line Ostrava–Frýdlant nad Ostravicí.[5]
Sights
editThere are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[6] The main landmark is the Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the Neo-Romanesque style in 1909–1910.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Pržno. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Detail stanice Pržno" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Pržno". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "Kostel Neposkvrněného početí Panny Marie" (in Czech). Obec Pržno. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
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