| Lešná | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Zlín |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Vsetín |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.5206°N 17.93°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1355 |
| Area Total Km2: | 22.63 |
| Elevation M: | 278 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 2100 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 756 41 |
Lešná is a municipality and village in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants.
The villages of Jasenice, Lhotka nad Bečvou, Mštěnovice, Perná, Příluky and Vysoká are administrative parts of Lešná.
Lešná is located about 9km (06miles) southwest of Nový Jičín and 20km (10miles) north of Vsetín. It lies in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills. The highest point is at 466m (1,529feet) above sea level. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Bečva River.
The first written mention of Lešná is from 1355. From 1481 to 1628, it was owned by the Pražma family. In 1621, the army of King Ferdinand II burned Lešná in retaliation for Beneš Pražma's resistance against the king. In 1628–1641, Lešná was a property of Martin Půhončí of Předností, who took care of the restoration of the destroyed estate. He had rebuilt the local fortress into a Renaissance castle and had rebuilt the church. In the following centuries, the owners of the estate often changed. The last owners before the establishment of an independent municipality were the Counts of Kinsky (1887–1945).[2]
The I/35 road (part of the European route E442), which connects the D1 motorway with Valašské Meziříčí and the Czech-Slovak border, passes through the municipality.
The village of Lhotka nad Bečvou is located on the railway line Olomouc–Vsetín.[3]
The Lešná Castle was built in the first half of the 17th century in the site of a medieval fortress. The late Renaissance castle was rebuilt in the Neoclassical style in the late 19th century by the Counts of Kinsky. In 1820–1840, an English park with an area of 7.2ha was founded. The park has a rich collection of mainly exotic trees and shrubs.[2]
The Church of Saint Michael the Archangel is the oldest building in the municipality. It was built in the Baroque style in 1635.[2]