Baška (Frýdek-Místek District)

Baska ( German Baschka ) is a municipality with 3398 inhabitants in the Czech Republic. It is located six kilometers south of Frýdek- Místek at the Ostravice and belongs to Okres Frýdek- Místek. The land area is 1283 ha

Geography

The place is located along the creek in Bystrý 313 m asl on the right bank of the Ostravice on the historic border between Moravia and Silesia. In the northeast of the reservoir Baska is the Bach Baštice feeds. By Baska, the railway runs between Frýdlant nad Ostravicí and Frýdek- Místek. Links of Ostravice for the State Road 56 along which also connects the aforementioned cities.

Neighboring towns are Staré Město in the north, and Skalice Záhoří in the east, and Baščica Janovice the southeast, Pržno in the south, Hodoňovice the southwest, Kunčičky u Bašky in the west and Bahno in the northwest.

History

The first mention of Baska is from the year 1434. The village was part of the Duchy of Cieszyn Silesia. 1723 was the Hildegard Hammer, which still followed by two more forges with the hammer and Karl Joachim Hammer. 1806 was Duchess Marie Christine of Austria to build a blast furnace and smelting in 1909, the Baschka was discontinued due to unprofitability.

1921 was a brickyard and on 8 September 1929, the Czech Brethren dedicated the Hus House.

In 1960 Hodoňovice and Kunčičky u Bašky incorporated

Attractions

• Reservoir Baska with 33 acres of water and car camping
• Remains of the festivals Baska

Community structure

At Baska includes the districts Hodoňovice ( Hodonowitz ) and Kunčičky u Bašky ( Kunz small village ), which are left on the Ostravice Moravian region.