Pražmo | |
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: | 49.6086°N 18.4861°W |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1777 |
Area Total Km2: | 3.55 |
Elevation M: | 435 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 897 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 739 04 |
Pražmo is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
Pražmo is located about 12km (07miles) southeast of Frýdek-Místek and 26km (16miles) southeast of Ostrava, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It lies mostly in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids, only the northern part lies in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills. The highest point is the Obora mountain at 709m (2,326feet) above sea level. The municipality is situated between the Morávka and Mohelnice rivers near their confluence, but none of this rivers flows through the municipal territory.
Pražmo was established in between Raškovice and Morávka in 1777 of the initiative of the owner of the Friedek state country, Jan Nepomuk of Pražma, hence the name of the village.[2] After World War I and fall of Austria-Hungary, it became a part of Czechoslovakia.
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The main landmark of Pražmo is the Church of Saint John of Nepomuk. It was built in 1807–1817.[2]
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic. Pražmo is twinned with:[3]