Pržno (Frýdek-Místek District)

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
Municipality
Firehouse by the main road
Flag
Coat of arms
Pržno
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°36′48″N 18°21′42″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictFrýdek-Místek
First mentioned1573
Area
 • Total2.94 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
Elevation
340 m (1,120 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,101
 • Density370/km2 (970/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
739 11
Websitewww.przno.cz

Geography

Pržno 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

The 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
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869357—    
1880386+8.1%
1890380−1.6%
1900439+15.5%
1910504+14.8%
YearPop.±%
1921536+6.3%
1930649+21.1%
1950643−0.9%
1961712+10.7%
1970648−9.0%
YearPop.±%
1980651+0.5%
1991661+1.5%
2001750+13.5%
2011991+32.1%
20211,082+9.2%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

The 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

There 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
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Pržno. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Frýdek-Místek" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
  4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. "Detail stanice Pržno" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  6. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, okres Frýdek-Místek". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  7. "Kostel Neposkvrněného početí Panny Marie" (in Czech). Obec Pržno. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
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