Vysoká (Bruntál District)
Municipality in Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vysoká (German: Waißak) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Vysoká | |
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 Centre of Vysoká | |
_vlajka.jpg) Flag _znak.jpg) Coat of arms | |
  Vysoká Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°15′41″N 17°35′25″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Bruntál |
| First mentioned | 1267 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.12 km2 (6.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 328 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 793 99 |
| Website | www |
The villages of Bartultovice and Pitárné are administrative parts of Vysoká.
Vysoká is located about 31 kilometres (19 mi) north of Bruntál and 66 km (41 mi) northwest of Ostrava. It situated in the Osoblažsko microregion, on the border with Poland. It lies in the Zlatohorská Highlands. The highest point is near the top of the hill Strážnice at 493 m (1,617 ft) above sea level. The Osoblaha flows across the territory. The village of Pitárne is located at the confluence of the Osoblaha with the Mušlov Stream.
The first written mention of Vysoká is from 1267.[2]
On the Czech-Polish border is the Bartultovice / Trzebina road border crossing. The I/57 road connects the border with Opava.
The landmarks of Vysoká are the Church of Saint Urban from 1767 and Church of the Virgin Mary in Pitárné from 1766.[2]
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