Pazderna

Pazderna (Polish: Październa) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Pazderna
Municipality
Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk
Flag Coat of arms
Pazderna Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°42′15″N 18°26′3″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Frýdek-Místek
First mentioned	1573
Area
• Total	3.22 km2 (1.24 sq mi)
Elevation	316 m (1,037 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	408
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	739 51
Website	www.pazderna.eu

Etymology

The word pazderna was a designation for the house where flax was drying and shives (in Czech pazdeří) was obtained. The village was probably founded around such a house.^[2]

Geography

Pazderna is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of Frýdek-Místek and 15 km (9 mi) southeast of Ostrava. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia, in the western part of the Moravian-Silesian Foothills. The Pazderůvka brook flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Pazderna is from 1573, when it was part of the Frýdek state country and had 14 homesteads. It was probably founded only a few years ago.^[2] It was then mentioned as Pazdierna in the document sealing the selling of Frýdek by Stanislav II Pavlovský, Bishop of Olomouc, to Bartholomew von Wrbno.^[3] After World War I and fall of Austria-Hungary, it became a part of Czechoslovakia.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 386 —     1880 368 −4.7% 1890 355 −3.5% 1900 346 −2.5% 1910 357 +3.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 322 −9.8% 1930 294 −8.7% 1950 245 −16.7% 1961 289 +18.0% 1970 263 −9.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 261 −0.8% 1991 259 −0.8% 2001 269 +3.9% 2011 275 +2.2% 2021 322 +17.1%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

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

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.^[6] A landmark is the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk, built in 1871.^[2]