Bílá (Frýdek-Místek District)

Bílá
Municipality
Main road
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Bílá Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°26′31″N 18°27′11″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Frýdek-Místek
Founded	1817
Area
• Total	56.52 km^2 (21.82 sq mi)
Elevation	546 m (1,791 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	284
• Density	5.0/km^2 (13/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	739 15
Website	www.obecbila.cz

Bílá is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Geography

Bílá is located about 26 kilometres (16 mi) south of Frýdek-Místek and 40 km (25 mi) south of Ostrava, on the border with Slovakia. It lies in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids. The highest point is the Trojačka mountain at 987 m (3,238 ft) above sea level. The easternmost point of Moravia is located in the municipal territory.

The Bílá Ostravice flows through the village and the Černá Ostravice flows along the northern municipal border. They merge there and form the Ostravice river.

History

Bílá was originally a small hamlet founded in 1817.[2] In 1951, when the boundaries of the municipalities of Staré Hamry and Ostravice were redefined, Bílá was separated and became an independent municipality. Between 1974 and 1991, it was part of Staré Hamry. Since 1991, it has been independent again.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 626 —     1880 713 +13.9% 1890 821 +15.1% 1900 822 +0.1% 1910 883 +7.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 855 −3.2% 1930 984 +15.1% 1950 729 −25.9% 1961 670 −8.1% 1970 559 −16.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 481 −14.0% 1991 371 −22.9% 2001 344 −7.3% 2011 290 −15.7% 2021 242 −16.6%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

In the southwestern part of the municipality is the road border crossing Bílá-Bumbálka / Makov to Slovakia. The border crossing is connected with Valašské Meziříčí and Olomouc by the I/35 road (part of the European route E442). The I/56 road connects the I/35 with the village of Bílá and continues to Frýdek-Místek.

Sport

Bílá is known for its ski area suitable for both downhill skiing and cross-country skiing.[2]

Sights

Church of Saint Frederick

The main landmark is the Church of Saint Frederick. This wooden Roman Catholic church was built at the expense of archbishop Friedrich Egon von Fürstenberg in 1873–1874.[6]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Obec Bílá o víkendu potěšila lyžaře i pěší turisty" (in Czech). Novinky.cz. 2013-02-17. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
3. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Bílá. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "Dřevěný kostel sv. Bedřicha" (in Czech). Obec Bílá. Retrieved 2022-02-22.

External links

• Official website