Pržno (Frýdek-Místek District)

Pržno
Municipality
Firehouse by the main road
Flag Coat of arms
Pržno Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°36′48″N 18°21′42″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Frýdek-Místek
First mentioned	1573
Area
• Total	2.94 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
Elevation	340 m (1,120 ft)
Population  (2023-01-01)
• Total	1,106
• Density	380/km2 (970/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	739 11
Website	www.przno.cz

Pržno is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Geography

Pržno is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Frýdek-Místek and 21 km (13 mi) south of Ostrava, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It lies in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills. The highest point is at 407 m (1,335 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Ostravice River.

History

The first written mention of Pržno is from 1573. It was then a part of the Frýdek state country that was split from the Duchy of Teschen in 1573.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 357 —     1880 386 +8.1% 1890 380 −1.6% 1900 439 +15.5% 1910 504 +14.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 536 +6.3% 1930 649 +21.1% 1950 643 −0.9% 1961 712 +10.7% 1970 648 −9.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 651 +0.5% 1991 661 +1.5% 2001 750 +13.5% 2011 991 +32.1% 2021 1,082 +9.2%
Source: Censuses

Transport

The I/56 road (which connects Frýdek-Místek with the I/35 road near the Czech-Slovak border) runs along the western municipal border just outside the municipality.

Pržno is located on the railway line Ostrava–Frýdlant nad Ostravicí.

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality. The main landmark is the Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the Neo-Romanesque style in 1909–1910.

External links

• Official website