Vřesina is a municipality and village in Ostrava-City District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,800 inhabitants.
Vřesina | |
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Church of Saint Anthony of Padua | |
Coordinates: 49°49′26″N 18°7′32″E / 49.82389°N 18.12556°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Moravian-Silesian |
District | Ostrava-City |
First mentioned | 1377 |
Area | |
• Total | 8.65 km2 (3.34 sq mi) |
Elevation | 271 m (889 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 2,831 |
• Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 742 85 |
Website | www |
Geography
editVřesina is located about 3 kilometres (2 mi) west of Ostrava. It lies in the Nízký Jeseník range. The highest point is the hill Mezihoří at 383 m (1,257 ft) above sea level.
History
editThe first written mention of Vřesina is from 1377. The village was probably founded in the second half of the 12th century, when the area was colonized. From 1461 to 1702, Vřesina belonged to the Velká Polom estate. From 1702, it was a part of the Klimkovice estate.[2]
Demographics
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Source: Censuses[3][4] |
Transport
editThe I/11 road from Ostrava to Opava passes through the municipality.
Sights
editVřesina is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a chapel with a belfry, which was probably built in the mid-19th century.[5]
Twin towns – sister cities
edit- Kornowac, Poland
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "History of Vřesina". Obec Vřesina. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Ostrava-město" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
- ^ "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 2024-02-26.
- ^ "Projekt 10 lat partnerstwa / Projekt 10 let partnerství". kornowac-vresina.eu (in Czech). Retrieved 2020-09-22.