Krásná (Frýdek-Místek District)

Krásná
Krásná
Municipality
	View towards the village
	Flag Coat of arms
	Krásná Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°34′52″N 18°28′37″E / 49.58111°N 18.47694°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Frýdek-Místek
First mentioned	1639
Area
• Total	44.08 km2 (17.02 sq mi)
Elevation	520 m (1,710 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	726
• Density	16/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	739 04
Website	www.obec-krasna.cz

Krásná (German: Krasna, Polish: Krasna) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name literally means 'nice'. However, the name from derived from the old Slavic word krast (in modern Czech chrást), which is a designation for leaves from vegetables, beets and similar plants.^[2]

Geography

Krásná is located about 14 kilometres (9 mi) southeast of Frýdek-Místek and 28 km (17 mi) southeast of Ostrava, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It lies in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids. The summit of Lysá hora, which is the highest mountain of this range with an elevation of 1,323 metres (4,341 ft), is located on the western border of the municipal territory. The village is situated in the valley of the Mohelnice River.

History

The first written mention of Krásná is from 1639, when it belonged to the Frýdek estate. It was founded between 1636 and 1639.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,757	—
1880	1,882	+7.1%
1890	1,805	−4.1%
1900	1,622	−10.1%
1910	1,500	−7.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,416	−5.6%
1930	1,546	+9.2%
1950	1,292	−16.4%
1961	1,275	−1.3%
1970	1,055	−17.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	803	−23.9%
1991	631	−21.4%
2001	634	+0.5%
2011	637	+0.5%
2021	648	+1.7%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Krásná is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is the homestead No. 10 from the end of the 18th century.^[5]

Twin towns – sister cities

Krásná is twinned with:

Bziny, Slovakia^[6]
Wilkowice, Poland^[7]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ ^a ^b "Historie obce Krásná" (in Czech). Obec Krásná. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
^ "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 Krásná". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
^ "Cezhraničná spolupráca" (in Slovak). Obec Bziny. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
^ "Gminy partnerskie" (in Polish). Gmina Wilkowice. Retrieved 2021-04-19.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[history-2] "Historie obce Krásná" (in Czech). Obec Krásná. Retrieved 2024-05-03.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Krásná". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-21.

[6] "Cezhraničná spolupráca" (in Slovak). Obec Bziny. Retrieved 2021-04-19.

[7] "Gminy partnerskie" (in Polish). Gmina Wilkowice. Retrieved 2021-04-19.

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