Sviadnov

Municipality in Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic

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49°41′21″N 18°19′40″E / 49.68917°N 18.32778°E / 49.68917; 18.32778Country

Czech RepublicRegionMoravian-SilesianDistrict Frýdek-MístekFirst mentioned1267Area

• Total4.75 km² (1.83 sq mi)Elevation

277 m (909 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total2,226 • Density470/km² (1,200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

739 25

Websitewww.sviadnov.cz

Sviadnov is a municipality and village in the Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,200 inhabitants.

Geography

Sviadnov is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) south of Ostrava and is urbanistically fused with the city of Frýdek-Místek. It lies in a flat landscape in the southern tip of the Ostrava Basin. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Ostravice River.

History

The first written mention of Sviadnov is from 1267. The village was founded by Bishop Bruno von Schauenburg shortly before this year. At the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries, the village was divided into two parts with different owners, and the northern part then became known as Žabeň. Sviadnov belonged to the Místek estate.^[2]

Until the second half of the 19th century, Sviadnov was an agricultural village. In the second half of the 19th century, a mechanical weaving mill was built here for the processing of wool and cotton, and Sviadnov was thus industrialized.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	693	—
1880	786	+13.4%
1890	1,006	+28.0%
1900	1,428	+41.9%
1910	1,589	+11.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,421	−10.6%
1930	1,449	+2.0%
1950	1,285	−11.3%
1961	1,120	−12.8%
1970	1,101	−1.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,075	−2.4%
1991	1,221	+13.6%
2001	1,279	+4.8%
2011	1,536	+20.1%
2021	2,106	+37.1%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

The D56 motorway from Ostrava to the Frýdek-Místek passes through the municipality.

Sights

A technical monument is a unique mining tower with engine room, which was built in 1965. It is located at the former black coal mine. It is the only protected cultural monument in Sviadnov.^[5]

A landmark is the Church of Saint John of Nepomuk. It was built in 1887.^[6]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ ^a ^b "Historie ve zkratce" (in Czech). Obec Sviadnov. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Frýdek-Místek" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Sviadnov". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
^ "Sviadnov, kostel sv. Jana Nepomuckého". Noc kostelů (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-05-02.