Frenštát pod Radhoštěm
Frenštát pod Radhoštěm | |
|---|---|
Town | |
_-_town_hall.jpg) Town hall at the Peace Square | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Frenštát pod Radhoštěm Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°32′51″N 18°12′42″E / 49.54750°N 18.21167°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Nový Jičín |
| First mentioned | 1382 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Miroslav Halatin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.44 km2 (4.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 401 m (1,316 ft) |
| Population (2020-01-01[1]) | |
| • Total | 10,837 |
| • Density | 950/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 744 01 |
| Website | www |
Frenštát pod Radhoštěm (Czech pronunciation: [ˈfrɛnʃtaːt ˈpod radɦoʃcɛm]; German: Frankstadt unter dem Radhoscht) is a town in Nový Jičín District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. The centre of the town is historically significant and is protected by law as an Urban monument zone.
It lies under the Moravian-Silesian Beskids Range. The town is an important holiday resort in both summer and winter.
History
The town was likely first settled between 1293 and 1316. The Thirty Years' War affected the town severely, as it was burned down in 1626, and occupied by the Swedes in 1646. The plague also affected the town. In the 17th century, the town's economy grew, possibly due to being colonized by the Wallachians. The town obtained the official title of town in 1781. In World War II, the town was occupied by the Axis, but was liberated on May 6, 1945 by the Soviet Union.[2]
On 13 February 2013, a 57-year-old man, Antonín Blažek, attempted to blow up a block of flats after having been ordered to vacate the flat in which he lived that had been foreclosed by creditors. He first blocked both exits from the building, and then removed and opened the main gas supply into the building's corridor. Interrupted, Blažek set the gas on fire before it could spread throughout the whole building. The explosion and subsequent fire, however, were large enough to demolish part of the building, killing Blažek and five other people immediately and wounding eleven others, one of whom died on 17 February 2015. The heavily-damaged block of flats had to be demolished in its entirety.[3]
Sport
Frenštát pod Radhoštěm is home to a football team, SK Beskyd Frenštát pod Radhoštěm, which competes in the 4th tier of Czech football system.[4]
Notable people
- Albin Polasek (1879–1965), Czech-American sculptor and educator
- Břetislav Bartoš (1893–1926), painter
- Záviš Kalandra (1902–1950), historian and theorist
- Zdeněk Parma (1925–2006), alpine skier
- Ladislav Adamec (1926–2007), politician, Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia in 1988–1989
- Jiří Raška (1941–2012), ski jumper, Olympic winner
- Zdeněk Parma (born 1963), ski jumper
- Iveta Bartošová (1966–2014), singer
Twin towns – sister cities
Frenštát pod Radhoštěm is twinned with:[5]
Harrachov, Czech Republic
Krásno nad Kysucou, Slovakia
La Grange, United States
Ustroń, Poland
Gallery
-
Church of Saint John the Baptist -
Church of Saint Martin -
Train station -
Frenštát pod Radhoštěm in 1909
.jpg)
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
- ^ "HISTORY OF THE TOWN". frenstat.info. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Výbuch ve Frenštátu má sedmou oběť. Zemřel těžce popálený muž [The explosion in Frenštát has a seventh victim. A severely burned man has died.]" (in Czech). ct24.cz. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Main". fotbal-frenstat.cz. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
- ^ "Partnerské vztahy města" (in Czech). Město Frenštát pod Radhoštěm. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
External links
- Official website
- Information portal
Media related to Frenštát pod Radhoštěm at Wikimedia Commons
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
 | This Moravian-Silesian Region location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |