Vřesina (German: Wreschin, Polish: Wrzesin) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants. It is part of the historic Hlučín Region.
Vřesina | |
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.JPG) Entrance to Vřesina | |
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  Vřesina Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°55′19″N 18°6′28″E / 49.92194°N 18.10778°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Opava |
| First mentioned | 1270 |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.89 km2 (2.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 245 m (804 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,694 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 747 20 |
| Website | www |
Geography
editVřesina is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Opava and 13 km (8 mi) north of Ostrava. It lies in the Opava Hilly Land. The highest point is at 285 m (935 ft) above sea level.
In the northern part of the municipality is the Dařenec Nature Reserve. It has an area of 32.7 ha (81 acres) and the object of protection is the unique natural forest.[2]
History
editThe first written mention of Vřesina is from 1270, when the village became property of the monastery in Velehrad.[3]
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]
The main landmark of Vřesina is the Church of Saint William of Gellone. It is a modern church built in 1930.[7]
Twin towns – sister cities
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Kornowac, Poland
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Dařenec" (in Czech). Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
- ^ "Obec" (in Czech). Obec Vřesina. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
- ^ "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 Vřesina". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Viléma Aquitánského" (in Czech). Sdružení obcí Hlučínska. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
- ^ "Projekt 10 lat partnerstwa / Projekt 10 let partnerství" (in Czech). Gmina Kornowac, Obec Vřesina. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
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