Bílá
Municipality
Main road
Main road
Flag of Bílá
Flag
Coat of arms of Bílá
Coat of arms
Bílá is located in Czech Republic
Bílá
Bílá
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°26′31″N 18°27′11″E / 49.44194°N 18.45306°E / 49.44194; 18.45306
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictFrýdek-Místek
Founded1817
Area
 • Total56.52 km2 (21.82 sq mi)
Elevation
546 m (1,791 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total295
 • Density5.2/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
739 15
Websitewww.obecbila.cz

Bílá is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Geography

Bílá is located about 26 kilometres (16 mi) south of Frýdek-Místek and 40 km (25 mi) south of Ostrava, on the border with Slovakia. It lies in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids. The highest point is the Trojačka mountain at 987 m (3,238 ft) above sea level. The easternmost point of Moravia is located in the municipal territory.

The Bílá Ostravice flows through the village and the Černá Ostravice flows along the northern municipal border. They merge there and form the Ostravice river.

History

Bílá was originally a small hamlet founded in 1817.[2] In 1951, when the boundaries of the municipalities of Staré Hamry and Ostravice were redefined, Bílá was separated and became an independent municipality. Between 1974 and 1991, it was part of Staré Hamry. Since 1991, it has been independent again.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869626—    
1880713+13.9%
1890821+15.1%
1900822+0.1%
1910883+7.4%
YearPop.±%
1921855−3.2%
1930984+15.1%
1950729−25.9%
1961670−8.1%
1970559−16.6%
YearPop.±%
1980481−14.0%
1991371−22.9%
2001344−7.3%
2011290−15.7%
2021242−16.6%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Sport

Bílá is known for its ski area suitable for both downhill skiing and cross-country skiing.[2]

Sights

Church of Saint Frederick

The main landmark is the Church of Saint Frederick. This wooden Roman Catholic church was built at the expense of archbishop Friedrich Egon von Fürstenberg in 1873–1874.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. 1 2 "Obec Bílá o víkendu potěšila lyžaře i pěší turisty" (in Czech). Novinky.cz. 2013-02-17. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  3. ↑ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Bílá. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  4. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Frýdek-Místek" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
  5. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. ↑ "Dřevěný kostel sv. Bedřicha" (in Czech). Obec Bílá. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
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