Pražmo
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Pražmo is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
Geography
Pražmo is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of Frýdek-Místek and 26 km (16 mi) southeast of Ostrava, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It lies mostly in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids, only the northern part lies in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills. The highest point is the Obora mountain at 709 m (2,326 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated between the Morávka and Mohelnice rivers near their confluence, but none of this rivers flows through the municipal territory.
History
Pražmo was established in between Raškovice and Morávka in 1777 of the initiative of the owner of the Friedek state country, Jan Nepomuk of Pražma, hence the name of the village.[2] After World War I and fall of Austria-Hungary, it became a part of Czechoslovakia.
Demographics
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Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
The main landmark of Pražmo is the Church of Saint John of Nepomuk. It was built in 1807–1817.[2]
Twin towns – sister cities
Pražmo is twinned with:[5]
Niemodlin, Poland
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 17 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Pražmo. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Partnerské město Niemodlin" (in Czech). Obec Pražmo. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
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