Pazderna

Pazderna
Municipality
Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk
Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk
Flag of Pazderna
Flag
Coat of arms of Pazderna
Coat of arms
Pazderna is located in Czech Republic
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Pazderna
Pazderna
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°42′15″N 18°26′3″E / 49.70417°N 18.43417°E / 49.70417; 18.43417
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictFrýdek-Místek
First mentioned1573
Area
 • Total
3.22 km2 (1.24 sq mi)
Elevation
316 m (1,037 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)
 • Total
422
 • Density131/km2 (339/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
739 51
Websitewww.pazderna.eu

Pazderna (Polish: Październa) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Etymology

The word pazderna was a designation for the house where flax was drying and shives (in Czech pazdeří) was obtained. The village was probably founded around such a house.

Geography

Pazderna is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of Frýdek-Místek and 15 km (9 mi) southeast of Ostrava. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia, in the western part of the Moravian-Silesian Foothills. The Pazderůvka Stream flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Pazderna is from 1573, when it was part of the Frýdek state country and had 14 homesteads. It was probably founded only a few years ago. It was then mentioned as Pazdierna in the document sealing the selling of Frýdek by Stanislav II Pavlovský, Bishop of Olomouc, to Bartholomew of Wrbno. After World War I and fall of Austria-Hungary, it became a part of Czechoslovakia.

Demographics

Transport

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

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality. A landmark is the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk, built in 1871.

References

  1. ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
  2. 1 2 3 "Historie obce Pazderna" (in Czech). Obec Pazderna. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  3. ↑ Panic, Idzi (2011). Śląsk Cieszyński w początkach czasów nowożytnych (1528-1653) [Cieszyn Silesia in the beginnings of Modern Era (1528-1653)] (in Polish). Cieszyn: Starostwo Powiatowe w Cieszynie. p. 167. ISBN 978-83-926929-5-9.
  4. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  5. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. ↑ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Pazderna". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-15.