Vyšní Lhoty

Vyšní Lhoty
Vyšní Lhoty
Municipality
	Church of Saint Anthony of Padua
	Flag Coat of arms
	Vyšní Lhoty Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°38′9″N 18°27′25″E / 49.63583°N 18.45694°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Frýdek-Místek
First mentioned	1524
Area
• Total	11.47 km2 (4.43 sq mi)
Elevation	375 m (1,230 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	884
• Density	77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	739 51
Website	www.vysnilhoty.cz

Vyšní Lhoty (German: Ober Ellgoth, Polish: Ligota Górna) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name Lhoty is plural of Lhota, which a very common name of Slavic settlement, derived from lhůta (i.e. "period"). The adjective Vyšní, originally Hornÿ (i.e. "Upper") was used to differentiate it from the older nearby sister settlement called originally Dolny neb Spodny Lhota, today Nižní Lhoty ("Lower Lhoty").^[2]

Geography

Vyšní Lhoty is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) southeast of Frýdek-Místek and 22 km (14 mi) southeast of Ostrava, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. The southeastern half of the municipality lies in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids; the northwestern half lies in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills. The highest point is the Čupel mountain at 872 m (2,861 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Morávka River.

History

The first written mention of a village called Warmnuthowitz, which could be the predecessor of Vyšní Lhoty, is from 1292, when the probable founder of the village Pašek Mudrý Warmund was mentioned.^[3] This village itself was then mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis from around 1305, however it is disputed by some historians if it really is today's Vyšní Lhoty.^[4] Moudreho Lhota mentioned in 1524 still leaves doubts.^[2]^[4]^[a] The oldest record with the names of settlers is from 1580.^[3] Surely it was mentioned in 1584 as Hornÿ Lhota in the document sealing the selling of Friedeck state country by Stanislav II Pavlovský, Bishop of Olomouc, to Bartholomew of Wrbno.^[2]

The Friedeck state country was split from the Duchy of Teschen in 1573 when the village must have already existed. It was a part of the Kingdom of Bohemia and the Habsburg monarchy. After World War I, the municipality 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.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,263	—
1880	1,304	+3.2%
1890	1,216	−6.7%
1900	1,203	−1.1%
1910	1,145	−4.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,035	−9.6%
1930	1,055	+1.9%
1950	984	−6.7%
1961	981	−0.3%
1970	906	−7.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	806	−11.0%
1991	686	−14.9%
2001	737	+7.4%
2011	811	+10.0%
2021	841	+3.7%

Source: Censuses^[5]^[6]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The most important monument is the Church of Saint Anthony of Padua, located on the Malá Prašivá mountain. It is a wooden church, built in 1640. The sacristy was added in 1779 and the small tower was added in 1860.^[7]

Notes

^ This leaves the question what happened to Warmnuthowitz, as it indeed lay somewhere in the vicinity but is now considered lost. It was probably absorbed by another nearby village, but not necessarily by Vyšní Lhoty. Compare: I. Panic, 2015, p. 298.

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ ^a ^b ^c Mrózek, Robert (1984). Nazwy miejscowe dawnego Śląska Cieszyńskiego [Local names of former Cieszyn Silesia] (in Polish). Katowice: University of Silesia in Katowice. p. 106. ISSN 0208-6336.
^ ^a ^b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Vyšní Lhoty. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
^ ^a ^b Panic, Idzi (2015). Śląsk Cieszyński w średniowieczu (do 1528) [Cieszyn Silesia in Middle Ages (until 1528)] (PDF) (in Polish). Cieszyn: Starostwo Powiatowe w Cieszynie. pp. 298, 312. ISBN 978-83-935147-8-6.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Kostel sv. Antonína Paduánského" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-15.

External links

Official website

[5] This leaves the question what happened to Warmnuthowitz, as it indeed lay somewhere in the vicinity but is now considered lost. It was probably absorbed by another nearby village, but not necessarily by Vyšní Lhoty. Compare: I. Panic, 2015, p. 298.

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[mrozek-2] Mrózek, Robert (1984). Nazwy miejscowe dawnego Śląska Cieszyńskiego [Local names of former Cieszyn Silesia] (in Polish). Katowice: University of Silesia in Katowice. p. 106. ISSN 0208-6336.

[history-3] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Vyšní Lhoty. Retrieved 2022-03-29.

[panic-4] Panic, Idzi (2015). Śląsk Cieszyński w średniowieczu (do 1528) [Cieszyn Silesia in Middle Ages (until 1528)] (PDF) (in Polish). Cieszyn: Starostwo Powiatowe w Cieszynie. pp. 298, 312. ISBN 978-83-935147-8-6.

[6] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[7] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[8] "Kostel sv. Antonína Paduánského" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-15.

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