Pržno (Frýdek-Místek District)

49°36′48″N 18°21′42″E / 49.61333°N 18.36167°E / 49.61333; 18.36167Country Czech RepublicRegionMoravian-SilesianDistrictFrýdek-MístekFirst mentioned1573Area • Total2.94 km² (1.14 sq mi)Elevation340 m (1,120 ft)Population • Total1,101 • Density370/km² (970/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeWebsitewww.przno.cz

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.

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

Year Pop. ±% 1869 357 —     1880 386 +8.1% 1890 380 −1.6% 1900 439 +15.5% 1910 504 +14.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 536 +6.3% 1930 649 +21.1% 1950 643 −0.9% 1961 712 +10.7% 1970 648 −9.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 651 +0.5% 1991 661 +1.5% 2001 750 +13.5% 2011 991 +32.1% 2021 1,082 +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]

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