| Vysoká | |
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| Municipality | |
 Centre of Vysoká | |
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  VysokáLocation in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°15′41″N 17°35′25″E / 50.26139°N 17.59028°E / 50.26139; 17.59028 | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Bruntál |
| First mentioned | 1267 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.12 km (6.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 328 |
| • Density | 19/km (50/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 793 99 |
| Website | www |
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.
Administrative parts
The villages of Bartultovice and Pitárné are administrative parts of Vysoká.
Geography
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 River flows across the municipality. The village of Pitárne is located at the confluence of the Osoblaha with the Mušlov Stream.
History
The first written mention of Vysoká is from 1267.
Demographics
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Transport
On the Czech-Polish border is the Bartultovice / Trzebina road border crossing. The I/57 road connects the border with Opava.
Sights
The landmarks of Vysoká are the Church of Saint Urban from 1767 and Church of the Virgin Mary in Pitárné from 1766.
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Obec" (in Czech). Obec Vysoká. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
- "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.