Vysoká
Municipality
Centre of Vysoká
Centre of Vysoká
Flag of Vysoká
Flag
Coat of arms of Vysoká
Coat of arms
Vysoká is located in Czech Republic
Vysoká
Vysoká
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°15′41″N 17°35′25″E / 50.26139°N 17.59028°E / 50.26139; 17.59028
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictBruntál
First mentioned1267
Area
 • Total17.12 km2 (6.61 sq mi)
Elevation
280 m (920 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total314
 • Density18/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
793 99
Websitewww.obec-vysoka.cz

Vysoká (German: Waißak) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

Church of Saint Urban

Villages of Bartultovice and Pitárné are administrative parts of Vysoká.

Geography

Vysoká is located about 31 kilometres (19 mi) north of Bruntál and 66 km (41 mi) northwest of Ostrava. It situated in the Osoblažsko microregion on the border with Poland. It lies in the Zlatohorská Highlands. The Osoblaha flows across the territory. The village of Pitárne is located at the confluence of the Osoblaha with the Mušlov Creek.

History

The first written mention of Vysoká is from 1267.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,973—    
18802,016+2.2%
18901,793−11.1%
19001,699−5.2%
19101,573−7.4%
YearPop.±%
19211,379−12.3%
19301,253−9.1%
1950569−54.6%
1961552−3.0%
1970442−19.9%
YearPop.±%
1980394−10.9%
1991305−22.6%
2001302−1.0%
2011301−0.3%
2021267−11.3%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Sights

The landmarks of Vysoká are the Church of Saint Urban from 1767 and Church of the Virgin Mary in Pitárné from 1766.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. 1 2 "Obec" (in Czech). Obec Vysoká. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  3. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Bruntál" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.
  4. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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