Lešná is a municipality and village in

Vsetín District Vsetín District ( cs, okres Vsetín) is a district ('' okres'') within the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Vsetín. List of municipalities Branky - Bystřička - Choryně - Dolní Bečva - Francova Lhota - ...

in the

Zlín Region Zlín Region ( cs, Zlínský kraj; , ) is an administrative unit ( cs, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the south-eastern part of the historical region of Moravia. It is named after its capital Zlín. Together with the Olomouc Region it fo ...

of the

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

. It has about 2,100 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Jasenice, Lhotka nad Bečvou, Mštěnovice, Perná, Příluky and Vysoká are administrative parts of Lešná.

Geography

Lešná is located about southwest of

Nový Jičín Nový Jičín (; german: Neutitschein) is a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. The historic centre of Nový Jičín is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument reservatio ...

and north of

Vsetín Vsetín () is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 25,000 inhabitants. Originally a small town, Vsetín has become an important centre of industrial, economic, cultural and sports life during the 20th century. Administ ...

. It lies in the

Moravian-Silesian Foothills Moravian-Silesian Foothills ( cz, Podbeskydská pahorkatina, pl, Pogórze Morawsko-Śląskie) are foothills and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. Geomorphology The region represents the westernmost section of the Western Bes ...

. The highest point is at above sea level. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the

Bečva The Bečva (; german: Betschwa, also ''Betsch'', ''Beczwa'') is a river in the Czech Republic. It is a left tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A ...

River.

History

The first written mention of Lešná is from 1355. From 1481 to 1628, it was owned by the Pražma family. In 1621, the army of King Ferdinand II burned Lešná in retaliation for Beneš Pražma's resistance against the king. In 1628–1641, Lešná was a property of Martin Půhončí of Předností, who took care of the restoration of the destroyed estate. He had rebuilt the local fortress into a Renaissance castle and had rebuilt the church. In the following centuries, the owners of the estate often changed. The last owners before the establishment of an independent municipality were the Counts of

Kinsky The House of Kinsky (formerly Vchynští, sg. ''Vchynský'' in Czech; later (in modern Czech) Kinští, sg. ''Kinský''; german: Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau) is a prominent Czech noble family originating from the Kingdom of Bohemia. During the ...

(1887–1945).

Demographics

Transport

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 External links Map of E-road {{E-road ...

), which connects the D1 motorway with

Valašské Meziříčí Valašské Meziříčí (; german: Wallachisch Meseritsch) is a town in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 22,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban mon ...

and the Czech-Slovak border, passes through the municipality. The village of Lhotka nad Bečvou is located on the railway line

Olomouc Olomouc (, , ; german: Olmütz; pl, Ołomuniec ; la, Olomucium or ''Iuliomontium'') is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 99,000 inhabitants, and its larger urban zone has a population of about 384,000 inhabitants (2019). Located on th ...

–

Sights

The Lešná Castle was built in the first half of the 17th century in the site of a medieval fortress. The late Renaissance castle was rebuilt in the Neoclassical style in the late 19th century by the Counts of Kinsky. In 1820–1840, an

English park The English landscape garden, also called English landscape park or simply the English garden (french: Jardin à l'anglaise, it, Giardino all'inglese, german: Englischer Landschaftsgarten, pt, Jardim inglês, es, Jardín inglés), is a sty ...

with an area of was founded. The park has a rich collection of mainly exotic trees and shrubs. The Church of Saint Michael the Archangel is the oldest building in the municipality. It was built in the

Baroque The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...

style in 1635.

Notable people

Josef Seilern Josef Graf von Seilern und Aspang (25 November 1883, Lešná Castle – 18 August 1939, Zlín) was an Austrian-Czech ornithologist and oologist. Seilern was primarily interested in the Neotropical avifauna. His collections are held by Moravské zem ...

(1883–1939), Austrian-Czech ornithologist and oologist

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lesna Villages in Vsetín District Moravian Wallachia