Vyšní Lhoty
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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.
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.
Frýdek-Místek District
Frýdek-Místek District is a district within the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its administrative center is the city of Frýdek-Místek. It was created by 1960 reform of administrative divisions...
, Moravian-Silesian Region
Moravian-Silesian Region
Moravian-Silesian Region , or Moravo-Silesian Region, is one of 14 administrative Regions of the Czech Republic, until May 2001 it was formerly called the Ostrava Region . The region is located in the north-eastern part of its historical region of Moravia and in most of the Czech part of the...
of the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
. It has a population of 757 (2006). It lies on the Morávka River
Morávka River
Morávka is a river in Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It flows through the historical region of Těšín Silesia.It originates on the slope of Sulov mountain in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids in the elevation of 880 m, near the border with Slovakia. It then flows in northwestward direction...
, in the historical region of Těšín Silesia
Cieszyn Silesia
Cieszyn Silesia or Těšín Silesia or Teschen Silesia is a historical region in south-eastern Silesia, centered around the towns of Cieszyn and Český Těšín and bisected by the Olza River. Since 1920 it has been divided between Poland and Czechoslovakia, and later the Czech Republic...
and was first mentioned in a written document in 1305.
The village is situated on the foothills of the Moravian-Silesian Beskids
Moravian-Silesian Beskids
The Moravian-Silesian Beskids is a mountain range in the Czech Republic with a small part reaching to Slovakia. It lies on the historical division between Moravia and Silesia, hence the name...
and the Prašivá mountain. There is a wooden Saint Anthony of Padua church from 1640 on that mountain.
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)
Centre for Clinical Legal Education (Palacký University, Faculty of Law)
The Centre for Clinical Legal Education is an institute of Palacký University Faculty of Law, which focuses on practical ways of teaching prospective lawyers...
get clinical experience there by assisting in providing pro bono legal help there.