Paskov is a town in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region 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 3,800 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Oprechtice is an administrative part of Paskov.

Geography

Paskov is situated between

Ostrava Ostrava (; pl, Ostrawa; german: Ostrau ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic, and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 280,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four rive ...

and

Frýdek-Místek Frýdek-Místek (, pl, Frydek-Mistek; german: Friede(c)k-Mistek) 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 protecte ...

. It lies in the

Ostrava Basin Ostrava Basin ( cs, Ostravská pánev, german: Ostrauer Becken, pl, Kotlina OstrawskaProf. Jerzy Kondracki. Geografia fizyczna Polski. Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe. Warszawa. 1988. ) is a lowland region, located in eastern Czech Republic and s ...

, at the confluence of the

Ostravice Ostravice (german: Ostrawitz, pl, Ostrawica) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,400 inhabitants. Geography Ostravice is located about south of Frýdek- ...

river and Olešná stream.

History

The first written mention of Paskov is from 1267, in a deed of bishop

Bruno von Schauenburg Bruno von Schauenburg (also known as Bruno Olomucensis; 1205 – 1 or 17 February 1281 in Kroměříž) was a nobleman and Catholic priest of German descent, bishop of Olomouc in 1245–1281. He was one of the main advisors and diplomats of the ...

. At the end of the 13th century, a fortress was built here. The municipality became a town in 2011.

Economy

Paskov was known for the Paskov Mine, where

hard coal Anthracite, also known as hard coal, and black coal, is a hard, compact variety of coal that has a submetallic luster. It has the highest carbon content, the fewest impurities, and the highest energy density of all types of coal and is the high ...

was mined from 1966 to 1999. The town is known for the industrial company Lenzing Biocel Paskov, a

pulp Pulp may refer to: * Pulp (fruit), the inner flesh of fruit Engineering * Dissolving pulp, highly purified cellulose used in fibre and film manufacture * Pulp (paper), the fibrous material used to make paper * Molded pulp, a packaging material * ...

producer which employs about 400 people.

Sights

The main landmark is the Paskov Castle. The fortress was rebuilt into a Renaissance residence in the late 16th century. After the damage suffered in the

Thirty Years' War The Thirty Years' War was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history The history of Europe is traditionally divided into four time periods: prehistoric Europe (prior to about 800 BC), classical antiquity (80 ...

, it was reconstructed in the Baroque style. The castle was nationalised after World War II and from 1950 to 2004 it housed an oncology hospital. Since 2013, the castle complex with a naturally valuable part of the castle park has been owned by the town. Today the building houses a museum and serves cultural and social purposes. The Baroque complex of the Church of Saint Lawrence was built in 1740–1746 and expanded in 1828.

Notable people

Edmund Reitter Edmund Reitter (22 October 1845 – 15 March 1920) was an Austrian entomologist, writer and a collector. Biography Edmund Reitter was best known as an expert on the beetles of the Palaearctic. He was an imperial advisor and editor of the ...

(1845–1920), Austrian entomologist, writer and collector; died here *

Bohumír Dvorský Bohumír Dvorský (21 October 1902 in Paskov – 11 January 1976 in Svatý Kopeček) was a Czech painter. Strongly influenced by Julius Mařák and Paul Cézanne, his works generally had social themes. Life Bohumír Dvorský was supposed to beco ...

(1902–1976), painter *

Zdeněk Koubek Zdeněk Koubek (born Zdena "Zdeňka" Koubková, 8 December 1913 – 12 June 1986) was a track athlete from Czechoslovakia. He won two medals at the 1934 Women's World Games and several national titles in the 100–800 m running, long jump and hi ...

(1913–1986), track athlete and rugbist

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* {{authority control Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Frýdek-Místek District Mining communities in the Czech Republic