Pustá Polom

Pustá Polom
Municipality
Centre of Pustá Polom
Flag Coat of arms
Pustá Polom Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°50′57″N 17°59′53″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Opava
First mentioned	1238
Area
• Total	16.58 km^2 (6.40 sq mi)
Elevation	434 m (1,424 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,349
• Density	81/km^2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	747 69
Website	www.pustapolom.cz

Pustá Polom (German: Wüstpohlom) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.

Etymology

The village was initially named just Polom. The word polom denotes a forest of broken trees and the name arose from the establishment of the village on the site of such a forest. The attribute pustá (meaning 'desolate') was added in the 16th century, after the village was resettled.[2]

Geography

Pustá Polom is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of Opava and 15 km (9 mi) west of Ostrava. It lies in the Nízký Jeseník range. The highest point is at 470 m (1,540 ft) above sea level. The Sezina Stream originates here and flows to the south.

History

The first written mention of Pustá Polom is from 1238, when King Ottokar I donated the village to the Hradisko Monastery at Olomouc. The monastery owned Pustá Polom until 1440. After that, it was alternately owned by the Lords of Kravaře and Lords of Raduň. In the second half of the 15th century, the village was depopulated and abandoned. It was settled again only in the second half of the 16th century. During the Thirty Years' War, the village was badly damaged and the population decreased. In 1692, Pustá Polom was bought by nobleman Karl Frydrych Kalkreuter and annexed to the Kyjovice estate.[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 955 —     1880 979 +2.5% 1890 938 −4.2% 1900 923 −1.6% 1910 1,041 +12.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,010 −3.0% 1930 1,088 +7.7% 1950 1,142 +5.0% 1961 1,370 +20.0% 1970 1,306 −4.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 1,309 +0.2% 1991 1,304 −0.4% 2001 1,369 +5.0% 2011 1,439 +5.1% 2021 1,332 −7.4%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

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

Sights

Church of Saint Martin

The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is the Chapel of Saint Anthony of Padua. It is located in the woods north of the village. It is a small chapel, which probably dates from the mid-18th century.[5]

The main landmark of Pustá Polom is the Church of Saint Martin. It was built in 1802–1804.[6] It replaced an old church, which was first documented in 1276.[2]

Notable people

• Jan Novotný (1929–2005), glass artist and painter

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Pustá Polom. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
5. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Pustá Polom". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
6. "Pustá Polom, kostel sv. Martina". Noc kostelů (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-04-11.

External links

• Official website