Lešná
Lešná is a municipality and village in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants.
Lešná | |
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 Lešná Castle | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Lešná Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°31′14″N 17°55′48″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Zlín |
| District | Vsetín |
| First mentioned | 1355 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jaromír Zavadil |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.63 km2 (8.74 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 278 m (912 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,053 |
| • Density | 91/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 756 41 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
Villages of Jasenice, Lhotka nad Bečvou, Mštěnovice, Perná, Příluky and Vysoká are administrative parts of Lešná.
Geography
Lešná is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) southwest of Nový Jičín and 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Vsetín. It lies in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills, on the right bank of the Bečva River.
History
The first written mention of Lešná is from 1355. From 1481 to 1628, it was owned by the Pražma family.[2]
Sights
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The Lešná Castle was built in the first half of the 17th century in the site of a medieval fort. The late Renaissance castle was rebuilt in the Neoclassical style in the late 19th century. In 1820–1840, an English park with an area of 7.2 hectares (17.8 acres) was founded. The park has a rich collection of mainly exotic trees and shrubs.[2]
The Church of Saint Michael the Archangel is the oldest building in the municipality. It was built in the Baroque style in 1635.[2]
Notable people
- Josef Seilern (1883–1939), Austrian-Czech ornithologist and oologist
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- "Historie Lešné" (in Czech). Obec Lešná. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
