Vřesina (Opava District)

Vřesina
Vřesina
Municipality
	Entrance to Vřesina
	Flag Coat of arms
	Vřesina Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°55′19″N 18°6′28″E / 49.92194°N 18.10778°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Opava
First mentioned	1270
Area
• Total	6.89 km2 (2.66 sq mi)
Elevation	245 m (804 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	1,669
• Density	240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	747 20
Website	www.obec-vresina.cz

Vřesina (German: Wreschin, Polish: Wrzesin) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants. It is part of the historic Hlučín Region.

Geography[edit]

Vřesina is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Opava and 13 km (8 mi) north of Ostrava. It lies in the Opava Hilly Land. The highest point is at 285 m (935 ft) above sea level.

In the northern part of the municipality is the Dařenec Nature Reserve. It has an area of 32.7 ha (81 acres) and the object of protection is the unique natural forest.^[2]

History[edit]

The first written mention of Vřesina is from 1270, when the village became property of the monastery in Velehrad.^[3]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	368	—
1880	406	+10.3%
1890	442	+8.9%
1900	471	+6.6%
1910	506	+7.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	617	+21.9%
1930	670	+8.6%
1950	796	+18.8%
1961	1,069	+34.3%
1970	1,170	+9.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,262	+7.9%
1991	1,261	−0.1%
2001	1,315	+4.3%
2011	1,450	+10.3%
2021	1,608	+10.9%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport[edit]

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights[edit]

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.^[6]

The main landmark of Vřesina is the Church of Saint William of Gellone. It is a modern church built in 1930.^[7]

Twin towns – sister cities[edit]

Vřesina is twinned with:^[8]

Kornowac, Poland

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Dařenec" (in Czech). Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
^ "Obec" (in Czech). Obec Vřesina. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Opava" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Vřesina". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
^ "Kostel sv. Viléma Aquitánského" (in Czech). Sdružení obcí Hlučínska. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
^ "Projekt 10 lat partnerstwa / Projekt 10 let partnerství" (in Czech). Gmina Kornowac, Obec Vřesina. Retrieved 2020-09-12.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[2] "Dařenec" (in Czech). Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 2023-10-08.

[3] "Obec" (in Czech). Obec Vřesina. Retrieved 2022-04-01.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Opava" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.

[5] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[6] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Vřesina". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-07-19.

[7] "Kostel sv. Viléma Aquitánského" (in Czech). Sdružení obcí Hlučínska. Retrieved 2023-07-19.

[8] "Projekt 10 lat partnerstwa / Projekt 10 let partnerství" (in Czech). Gmina Kornowac, Obec Vřesina. Retrieved 2020-09-12.

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