Krásná (Frýdek-Místek District)

49°34′52″N 18°28′37″E / 49.58111°N 18.47694°E / 49.58111; 18.47694Country Czech RepublicRegionMoravian-SilesianDistrictFrýdek-MístekFirst mentioned1639Area • Total44.08 km² (17.02 sq mi)Elevation520 m (1,710 ft)Population • Total726 • Density16/km² (43/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeWebsitewww.obec-krasna.cz

Krásná (German: Krasna, Polish: Krasna) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

The name literally means 'nice'. However, the name from derived from the old Slavic word krast (in modern Czech chrást), which is a designation for leaves from vegetables, beets and similar plants.^[2]

Krásná is located about 14 kilometres (9 mi) southeast of Frýdek-Místek and 28 km (17 mi) southeast of Ostrava, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It lies in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids. The summit of Lysá hora, which is the highest mountain of this range with an elevation of 1,323 metres (4,341 ft), is located on the western border of the municipal territory. The village is situated in the valley of the Mohelnice River.

The first written mention of Krásná is from 1639, when it belonged to the Frýdek estate. It was founded between 1636 and 1639.^[2]

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,757 —     1880 1,882 +7.1% 1890 1,805 −4.1% 1900 1,622 −10.1% 1910 1,500 −7.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,416 −5.6% 1930 1,546 +9.2% 1950 1,292 −16.4% 1961 1,275 −1.3% 1970 1,055 −17.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 803 −23.9% 1991 631 −21.4% 2001 634 +0.5% 2011 637 +0.5% 2021 648 +1.7%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

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

Krásná is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is the homestead No. 10 from the end of the 18th century.^[5]

Krásná is twinned with:

• Bziny, Slovakia^[6]
• Wilkowice, Poland^[7]