Staré Město (Frýdek-Místek District)

Staré Město
Municipality
Primary school
Primary school
Flag of Staré Město
Flag
Coat of arms of Staré Město
Coat of arms
Staré Město is located in Czech Republic
Staré Město
Staré Město
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°40′12″N 18°21′49″E / 49.67000°N 18.36361°E / 49.67000; 18.36361
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictFrýdek-Místek
First mentioned1434
Area
 • Total
4.68 km2 (1.81 sq mi)
Elevation
301 m (988 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
1,518
 • Density320/km2 (840/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
738 01
Websitewww.stare-mesto.cz

Staré Město (German: Altstadt, Polish: Stare Miasto) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name literally means "Old Town". It was used to distinguish from the newly established town of Frýdek.

Geography

Staré Město is located south of Frýdek-Místek and is urbanistically fused with this city. It is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) south of Ostrava, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It lies in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills. The municipality is situated at the confluence of the Ostravice and Morávka rivers.[2]

History

Church of Saint Joseph

The predecessor of Staré Město was a village called Jemnice, which was first mentioned in a deed of bishop Wawrzyniec from 1223. Later, the town of Frýdek was founded in the vicinity, first mentioned in 1386, and absorbed Jemnice.[2] The village in the area of Jemnice was first mentioned as Staremiesto in 1434.[3]

Politically the village belonged initially to the Duchy of Teschen. In 1327 the duchy became a fee of Kingdom of Bohemia. In 1573 it was sold as one of 16 villages and the town of Frýdek and formed a state country split from the Duchy of Teschen.[4]

After World War I and fall of Austria-Hungary, it became a part of Czechoslovakia. In March 1939 it became a part of Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. After World War II it was restored to Czechoslovakia. Staré Město was later merged into the town of Frýdek-Místek, but after a petition it separated as an independent municipality on 24 November 1990.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869790—    
18801,033+30.8%
18901,329+28.7%
19001,726+29.9%
19101,940+12.4%
YearPop.±%
19212,088+7.6%
19302,373+13.6%
19502,062−13.1%
19611,912−7.3%
19701,509−21.1%
YearPop.±%
19801,472−2.5%
19911,162−21.1%
20011,175+1.1%
20111,429+21.6%
20211,440+0.8%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

Transport

The D48 motorway (part of the European route E462) from Nový Jičín to the Czech-Polish border in Chotěbuz passes through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Staré Město is the Church of Saint Joseph. It was built in the neo-Romanesque style in 1902–1904.[2][7]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ a b c d "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Staré Město. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  3. ^ Mrózek, Robert (1984). Nazwy miejscowe dawnego Śląska Cieszyńskiego [Local names of former Cieszyn Silesia] (in Polish). Katowice: University of Silesia in Katowice. p. 164. ISSN 0208-6336.
  4. ^ Panic, Idzi (2011). Śląsk Cieszyński w początkach czasów nowożytnych (1528-1653) [Cieszyn Silesia in the beginnings of Modern Era (1528-1653)] (in Polish). Cieszyn: Starostwo Powiatowe w Cieszynie. p. 224. ISBN 978-83-926929-5-9.
  5. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  6. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  7. ^ "Kostel sv. Josefa" (in Czech). Obec Staré Město. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
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