Baška (Polish: Baszka) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,000 inhabitants.
Baška | |
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  Baška Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°38′45″N 18°22′21″E / 49.64583°N 18.37250°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Frýdek-Místek |
| First mentioned | 1434 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.83 km2 (4.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 313 m (1,027 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,029 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (810/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 739 01 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Hodoňovice and Kunčičky u Bašky are administrative parts of Baška.
Etymology
editThe name is probably derived from personal name Baška. According to less probable theories, the name is derived from the folk name for the sheep that were bred here.[2]
Geography
editBaška is located about 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of Frýdek-Místek and 17 km (11 mi) south of Ostrava. It is situated on both sides of the historical border between Moravia and Silesia; Hodoňovice and Kunčičky u Bašky lies in Moravia and the village of Baška in Silesia. It lies in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills on the Ostravice River.
On the northeast edge of the municipality is the Baška Reservoir. It was built on the Baštice stream in 1958–1961, on an area of 33 ha (82 acres). The reservoir is used for recreational purposes and as a water source for industry in case of emergency.[3]
History
editThe first written mention of Baška is from 1434. The village was probably founded several decades earlier.[2][4] Politically it belonged to the Duchy of Teschen, a fee of the Kingdom of Bohemia, which after 1526 became part of the Habsburg monarchy. In 1573 it was sold as one of 16 villages and the town of Frýdek, and formed a state country split from the Duchy of Teschen.[5]
In 1961, the municipalities of Hodoňovice and Kunčičky u Bašky were joined to Baška.[6]
Demographics
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Transport
editBaška is located on the Ostrava–Frýdlant nad Ostravicí railway line.[9]
Sights
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The main landmark of Baška is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. It is a modern church built in 1931–1932[10]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ a b "Baška – historie" (in Czech). Obec Baška. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ "Přehrada" (in Czech). Obec Baška. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ Panic, Idzi (2015). Śląsk Cieszyński w średniowieczu (do 1528) [Cieszyn Silesia in Middle Ages (until 1528)] (PDF) (in Polish). Cieszyn: Starostwo Powiatowe w Cieszynie. p. 312. ISBN 978-83-935147-8-6.
- ^ 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. 224. ISBN 978-83-926929-5-9.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 145, 267.
- ^ "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 Baška" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ^ "Historie kostela v Bašce" (in Czech). Římskokatolická farnost Skalice. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
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