Vysoká (Bruntál District)

Vysoká (German: Waißak) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Vysoká
Municipality
Centre of Vysoká
Flag Coat of arms
Vysoká Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°15′41″N 17°35′25″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Bruntál
First mentioned	1267
Area
• Total	17.12 km2 (6.61 sq mi)
Elevation	280 m (920 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)
• Total	328
• Density	19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	793 99
Website	www.obec-vysoka.cz

Administrative parts

The villages of Bartultovice and Pitárné are administrative parts of Vysoká.

Geography

Vysoká is located about 31 kilometres (19 mi) north of Bruntál and 66 km (41 mi) northwest of Ostrava. It situated in the Osoblažsko microregion, on the border with Poland. It lies in the Zlatohorská Highlands. The highest point is near the top of the hill Strážnice at 493 m (1,617 ft) above sea level. The Osoblaha River flows across the municipality. The village of Pitárne is located at the confluence of the Osoblaha with the Mušlov Stream.

History

The first written mention of Vysoká is from 1267.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,973 —     1880 2,016 +2.2% 1890 1,793 −11.1% 1900 1,699 −5.2% 1910 1,573 −7.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,379 −12.3% 1930 1,253 −9.1% 1950 569 −54.6% 1961 552 −3.0% 1970 442 −19.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 394 −10.9% 1991 305 −22.6% 2001 302 −1.0% 2011 301 −0.3% 2021 267 −11.3%
Source: Censuses

Transport

Church of Saint Urban

On the Czech-Polish border is the Bartultovice / Trzebina road border crossing. The I/57 road connects the border with Opava.

Sights

The landmarks of Vysoká are the Church of Saint Urban from 1767 and Church of the Virgin Mary in Pitárné from 1766.

External links

• Official website