Čeladná
Municipality in Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic
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Čeladná is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants.
Čeladná | |
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Centre of Čeladná | |
| Coordinates: 49°32′51″N 18°20′14″E | |
| Country | |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Frýdek-Místek |
| First mentioned | 1581 |
| Area | |
• Total | 59.06 km2 (22.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 430 m (1,410 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 2,931 |
| • Density | 49.63/km2 (128.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 739 12 |
| Website | www |
Geography
Čeladná is located about 14 kilometres (9 mi) south of Frýdek-Místek and 27 km (17 mi) south of Ostrava. It lies in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids mountain range. The highest point is the Smrk mountain at 1,276 m (4,186 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated in the valley of the Čeladenka stream.
History
The first written mention of Čeladná is from 1581.[2]
The spa and rehabilitation centre were founded here in 1902. From the 1950s to 2000, the activity of the spa was suspended and there was a hospital and a popular maternity hospital on the premises, therefore Čeladná is the birthplace of many personalities.[3]
Demographics
Economy
Transport
Čeladná is located on the railway line Valašské Meziříčí–Frýdlant nad Ostravicí.[7]
Sport
Čeladná is renowned for the largest golf course in the Czech Republic.[6]
Sights
The Chapel of Saints Cyril and Methodius was built in 1936 and is inspired by the work of Dušan Jurkovič.[8]
Notable people
- Miroslava Jaškovská (born 1955), cross-country skier
- Ivo Valenta (born 1956), businessman and politician
- Ladislav Dluhoš (born 1965), ski jumper
- Iveta Bartošová (1966–2014), singer
- Ondřej Kratěna (born 1977), ice hockey player
- Pavel Kubina (born 1977), ice hockey player
- Jakub Janda (born 1978), ski jumper and politician
- Adam Lacko (born 1984), racing driver
- Jan Mazoch (born 1985), ski jumper