Paseka (Olomouc District)

Paseka
Municipality
Church of Saint Kunigunde
Flag Coat of arms
Paseka
Coordinates: 49°48′6″N 17°13′33″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Olomouc
District	Olomouc
Area
• Total	22.84 km2 (8.82 sq mi)
Elevation	568 m (1,864 ft)
Population  (2012)
• Total	1,280
• Density	56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Postal code	783 86 až 783 97
Website	http://www.obecpaseka.cz

Paseka is a village and municipality (obec) in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic.

The municipality covers an area of 22.84 square kilometres (8.82 sq mi), and has a population of 1,194 (as at 3 July 2006).

Paseka lies approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) north of Olomouc and 204 km (127 mi) east of Prague.

Governance

Paseka

Original name Těchanov, in German Passek. By 31 December 2011 the village had 1289 people.

Karlov

In German Karlsdorf originally large independent village, located approx. 2.5 km northeast of Paseka. Only 4 people had permanent address registration in the village in 2001. 111 house numbers were registered in 2009.

Pasecký Žleb

In German Passekgrund originally small village, located approx. 2.5 km in direction Huzova. Only 8 house numbers were registered in 2009.

History

First written document mentioning the village dated 1317.

Attractions

• Church of Holy Kunhuta, from the 13th century, rebuilt in the 17th century
• Statue of St. John of Nepomuck from 1735, in front of the church
• Specialized Pulmonary Hospital, opened in 1915, with large park open to public (direction Sovinec)
• Arboretum, founded in 2008, open to public from April till October (direction Sovinec)
• Waterfalls, cascading waterfall, approx. 5 m, can be found in valley stream of Teplicka on the road from Paseka to Huzova (just after the village)

References

• Olomouc Regional Statistical Office: Municipalities of Olomouc District