Krásná | |
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: | 49.5811°N 18.4769°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1639 |
Area Total Km2: | 44.08 |
Elevation M: | 520 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 726 |
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 |
Krásná (German: Krasna, Polish: Krasna) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
The name literally means 'nice'. However, the name from derived from the old Slavic word krast (in modern Czech chrást), which is a designation for leaves from vegetables, beets and similar plants.[2]
Krásná is located about 14km (09miles) southeast of Frýdek-Místek and 28km (17miles) southeast of Ostrava, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It lies in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids. The summit of Lysá hora, which is the highest mountain of this range with an elevation of 1323m (4,341feet), is located on the western border of the municipal territory. The village is situated in the valley of the Mohelnice river.
The first written mention of Krásná is from 1639, when it belonged to the Frýdek estate. It was founded between 1636 and 1639.[2]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Krásná is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is the homestead No. 10 from the end of the 18th century.[3]
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic. Krásná is twinned with: