Bílá is a municipality and village in

Frýdek-Místek District Frýdek-Místek District () is a district in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Frýdek-Místek. Administrative division Frýdek-Místek District is divided into four administrative districts of munici ...

in the

Moravian-Silesian Region The Moravian-Silesian Region () is one of the 14 administrative regions of the Czech Republic. Before May 2001, it was called the Ostrava Region (). The region is located in the north-eastern part of its historical region of Moravia and in most ...

of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Geography

Bílá is located about south of

Frýdek-Místek Frýdek-Místek (, ; ) is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 54,000 inhabitants. The historic centres of both Frýdek and Místek are well preserved and are protected as two Cultural monument (Czech Republic) ...

and south of

Ostrava Ostrava (; ; ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 283,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four rivers: Oder, Opava (river), Opa ...

, on the border with

Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...

. It lies in the

Moravian-Silesian Beskids The Moravian-Silesian Beskids (Czech: , ) is a mountain range in the Czech Republic with a small part reaching to Slovakia. It lies on the historical division between Moravia and Silesia, hence the name. It is part of the Western Beskids within ...

. The highest point is the Trojačka mountain at 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. In 1951, when the boundaries of the municipalities of

Staré Hamry Staré Hamry () is a municipality and village in the Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. Etymology The name Staré Hamry literally means "old hammer mills" and refers to the ...

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.

Demographics

Transport

In the southwestern part of the municipality is the road border crossing ''Bílá-Bumbálka / Makov'' to Slovakia. The border crossing is connected with

Valašské Meziříčí Valašské Meziříčí (; ) is a town in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monum ...

and

Olomouc Olomouc (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 103,000 inhabitants, making it the Statutory city (Czech Republic), sixth largest city in the country. It is the administrative centre of the Olomouc Region. Located on the Morava (rive ...

by the I/35 road (part of the

European route E442 European route E 442 is part of the international E-road network. Route * ** E48, E49 Karlovy Vary ** E55 Teplice ** E65 Turnov ** E67 Hradec Králové ** E462 Olomouc * ** E50, E75 Žilina Žilina (; ; ; ; Names of Eur ...

). The I/56 road connects the I/35 with the village of Bílá and continues to Frýdek-Místek.

Sport

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

Sights

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.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bila Villages in Frýdek-Místek District