Vřesina (Opava District)

Vřesina
Municipality
Entrance to Vřesina
Flag Coat of arms
Vřesina Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°55′19″N 18°6′28″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Opava
First mentioned	1270
Area
• Total	6.89 km^2 (2.66 sq mi)
Elevation	245 m (804 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,694
• Density	250/km^2 (640/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

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

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

Demographics

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

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

Sights

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

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Vřesina is twinned with:[8]

• Kornowac, Poland

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
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" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
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 2024-07-23.
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.

External links

• Official website