Lešná

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

Lešná
Municipality
Lešná Castle
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Lešná
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°31′14″N 17°55′48″E
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

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. "Historie Lešné" (in Czech). Obec Lešná. Retrieved 2020-10-26.

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