Pražmo

Pražmo
Pražmo
Municipality
	Church of Saint John of Nepomuk
	Flag Coat of arms
	Pražmo Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°36′31″N 18°29′10″E / 49.60861°N 18.48611°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Frýdek-Místek
Founded	1777
Area
• Total	3.55 km2 (1.37 sq mi)
Elevation	435 m (1,427 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	897
• Density	250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	739 04
Website	prazmo.cz

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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	619	—
1880	548	−11.5%
1890	546	−0.4%
1900	530	−2.9%
1910	471	−11.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	462	−1.9%
1930	478	+3.5%
1950	464	−2.9%
1961	468	+0.9%
1970	476	+1.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	735	+54.4%
1991	1,023	+39.2%
2001	1,017	−0.6%
2011	951	−6.5%
2021	878	−7.7%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

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.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 17 May 2024.

[about-2] "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Pražmo. Retrieved 8 June 2022.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.

[5] "Partnerské město Niemodlin" (in Czech). Obec Pražmo. Retrieved 9 March 2022.

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