Pazderna Explained

Pazderna
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Moravian-Silesian
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Frýdek-Místek
Pushpin Map:Czech Republic
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates:49.7042°N 18.4342°W
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1573
Area Total Km2:3.22
Elevation M:316
Population As Of:2024-01-01
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:396
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:739 51

Pazderna (Polish: Październa) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Etymology

The word pazderna was a designation for the house where flax was drying and shives (in Czech pazdeří) was obtained. The village was probably founded around such a house.[2]

Geography

Pazderna is located about 5km (03miles) east of Frýdek-Místek and 15km (09miles) southeast of Ostrava. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia, in the western part of the Moravian-Silesian Foothills. The Pazderůvka brook flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Pazderna is from 1573, when it was part of the Frýdek state country and had 14 homesteads. It was probably founded only a few years ago.[2] It was then mentioned as Pazdierna in the document sealing the selling of Frýdek by Stanislav II Pavlovský, Bishop of Olomouc, to Bartholomew von Wrbno.[3] After World War I and fall of Austria-Hungary, it became a part of Czechoslovakia.

Transport

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

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[4] A landmark is the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk, built in 1871.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. Web site: Historie obce Pazderna. Obec Pazderna. cs. 2022-06-30.
  3. Book: Panic, Idzi. Idzi Panic

    . Idzi Panic. Śląsk Cieszyński w początkach czasów nowożytnych (1528-1653). Cieszyn Silesia in the beginnings of Modern Era (1528-1653). Starostwo Powiatowe w Cieszynie. 2011. Cieszyn. 167. pl. 978-83-926929-5-9.

  4. Web site: Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Pazderna. Ústřední seznam kulturních památek. National Heritage Institute. cs. 2024-07-15.