Vyšní Lhoty

Vyšní Lhoty
—  Village  —
Saint Anthony of Padua Church on the Prašivá mountain

Coat of arms
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates:
Country Czech Republic
Region Moravian-Silesian
District Frýdek-Místek
First mentioned 1305
Government
 • Mayor Dana Nováková
Area
 • Total 11.48 km2 (4.4 sq mi)
Elevation 375 m (1,230 ft)
Population (2006)
 • Total 757
 • Density 65.9/km2 (170.8/sq mi)
Postal code 739 51
Website http://www.vysnilhoty.cz/

Vyšní Lhoty is a village in the Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has a population of 757 (2006). It lies on the Morávka River, in the historical region of Těšín Silesia and was first mentioned in a written document in 1305.

The village is situated on the foothills of the Moravian-Silesian Beskids and the Prašivá mountain. There is a wooden Saint Anthony of Padua church from 1640 on that mountain.[1]

There is a refugee camp of the Ministery of Interior in the municipality. Students of Refugee Law Clinic of Centre for Clinical Legal Education (Palacký University, Faculty of Law) get clinical experience there by assisting in providing pro bono legal help there.

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