Paskov

Town in Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic

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49°43′54″N 18°17′25″E / 49.73167°N 18.29028°E / 49.73167; 18.29028Country

Czech RepublicRegionMoravian-SilesianDistrict Frýdek-MístekFirst mentioned1267Government

• MayorPetr BaďuraArea

• Total11.80 km² (4.56 sq mi)Elevation

256 m (840 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total3,898 • Density330/km² (860/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

739 21

Websitewww.mesto-paskov.cz

Paskov is a town in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,900 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Oprechtice is an administrative part of Paskov.

Geography

Paskov is located between Ostrava and Frýdek-Místek, in close proximity to both cities. It lies in a flat landscape in the Ostrava Basin. The town is situated at the confluence of the Ostravice river and the Olešná stream.

History

The first written mention of Paskov is in a deed of bishop Bruno von Schauenburg from 1267. At the end of the 13th century, a fortress was built here. Until 1538, the village was a fief of the Olomouc bishophric. In 1538, Paskov was acquired by Jan IV of Pernštejn. In the following decades, it often changed hands.^[2]

The municipality became a town in 2011.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,584	—
1880	1,692	+6.8%
1890	1,891	+11.8%
1900	2,172	+14.9%
1910	2,425	+11.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	2,359	−2.7%
1930	2,663	+12.9%
1950	2,509	−5.8%
1961	2,846	+13.4%
1970	3,083	+8.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	3,150	+2.2%
1991	3,400	+7.9%
2001	3,718	+9.4%
2011	3,808	+2.4%
2021	3,679	−3.4%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Economy

Paskov was known for the Paskov Mine, where hard coal was mined from 1966 to 1999.^[6]

The town is known for the industrial company Lenzing Biocel Paskov, a pulp producer which employs about 400 people.^[7]

Sights

The main landmark is the Paskov Castle. The local fortress was rebuilt into a Renaissance residence in the late 16th century. After the damage suffered in the Thirty Years' War, 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.^[2]

The Baroque complex of the Church of Saint Lawrence was built in 1740–1746 and expanded in 1828.^[8]

Notable people

Edmund Reitter (1845–1920), Austrian entomologist, writer and collector; died here
Bohumír Dvorský (1902–1976), painter
Zdeněk Koubek (1913–1986), track athlete and rugbist

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ ^a ^b "Historie" (in Czech). Město Paskov. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
^ "Po čtyřech letech nové město. Občané Paskova ale nadšení nejsou" (in Czech). iDnes. 2011-01-19. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Frýdek-Místek" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Důl Paskov" (in Czech). ZdařBůh.cz. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
^ "Lenzing Biocel Paskov" (in Czech). Lenzing AG. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
^ "Kostel sv. Vavřince" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-01-20.