Paseka (Olomouc District)
Paseka is a municipality and village in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.
Paseka | |
|---|---|
 Church of Saint Cunigunde | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Paseka Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°47′47″N 17°13′22″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Olomouc |
| District | Olomouc |
| First mentioned | 1317 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.84 km2 (8.82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 568 m (1,864 ft) |
| Population (2020-01-01[1]) | |
| • Total | 1,297 |
| • Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 783 86, 783 97 |
| Website | www |
Paseka lies approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) north of Olomouc and 204 km (127 mi) east of Prague.
Administrative parts
Hamlets of Karlov and Pasecký Žleb are administrative parts of Paseka.
History
The first written mention of Paseka is from 1317. The Church of Saint Cunigunde is first mentioned in 1351.[2]
Hamlet of Karlov is first mentioned in 1417.[3]
Sights
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Arboretum in Paseka
- Church of Saint Cunigunde
- Statue of St. John of Nepomuk from 1735, in front of the church
- Specialized Medical Institute Paseka opened in 1915, with large park open to public
- Arboretum, founded in 2008, open to public from April till October
- Pasecký waterfall, approx. 5 m high cascading waterfall in the valley of Teplička stream
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
- "Kostel sv. Kunhuty" (in Czech). Hrady.cz. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- "Historie Paseky" (in Czech). Obec Paseka. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
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