Lešná

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Lešná
Lešná Castle
Lešná Castle
Flag of Lešná
Coat of arms of Lešná
Lešná is located in Czech Republic
Lešná
Lešná
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°31′14″N 17°55′48″E / 49.52056°N 17.93000°E / 49.52056; 17.93000Coordinates: 49°31′14″N 17°55′48″E / 49.52056°N 17.93000°E / 49.52056; 17.93000
Country Czech Republic
RegionZlín
DistrictVsetín
First mentioned1355
Government
 • MayorJaromír Zavadil
Area
 • Total22.63 km2 (8.74 sq mi)
Elevation
278 m (912 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
 • Total2,046
 • Density90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
756 41
Websitewww.obec-lesna.cz

Lešná is a municipality and village in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[]

Villages of Jasenice, Lhotka nad Bečvou, Mštěnovice, Perná, Příluky and Vysoká are administrative parts of Lešná.

History[]

The first written report of Lešná is in the Moravian municipal records from 1355.[2]

Sights[]

The rich history of the village includes the castle built in the first half of the 17th century in the place of the medieval fort. In the mansion premises there is an English park which has an extent of 7.22 hectares. In the park there are rare plants and evergreen woody species. The Archangel Michael Church is the oldest building in the municipality and was built in the baroque style in 1635.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Historie Lešné" (in Czech). Obec Lešná. Retrieved 2020-10-26.

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