Frenà ¡tát pod Radhoà ¡tÃÂm (; ) is a town in Nový JiÃÂÃÂn District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.
Frenà ¡tát pod Radhoà ¡tÃÂm is located about southeast of Nový JiÃÂÃÂn and south of Ostrava. It lies mostly in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills. The western part of the municipal territory extends into the Moravian-Silesian Beskids and contains the highest point of Frenà ¡tát pod Radhoà ¡tÃÂm, the hill VlÃÂina at above sea level. The mountain of Radhoà ¡à ¥, contained in the name of the town, is located south of the town (outside the municipal territory). The town is situated at the confluence of the Lubina River and Lomná Stream.
Frenà ¡tát pod Radhoà ¡tÃÂm's climate is classified as humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfb; Trewartha: Dcbo). Among them, the annual average temperature is , the hottest month in July is , and the coldest month is in January. The annual precipitation is , of which July is the wettest with , while January is the driest with only . The extreme temperature throughout the year ranged from on 1 February 1956 to on 28 August 1992.
The first written mention of Frenà ¡tát is from 1382. It was probably founded during the colonization between 1293 and 1316. In 1473, it was first referred to as a market town. In the 16th century, it became a prosperous market town with developed trade and handicrafts.
The Thirty Years' War affected the town severely as it was burned down in 1626, and occupied by the Swedes in 1646. The plague epidemic also affected Frenà ¡tát. In the 17th century, the economy grew, possibly due to being colonized by the Wallachians. In 1781, Frenà ¡tát was promoted to a town.
In the second half of the 19th century, the industrialization occurred. Weaving switched to mechanical factory production, other important industries were dyeing, hosiery and the production of bentwood furniture. The development was supported by the opening of the railway in 1888. In 1921, Frenà ¡tát was renamed Frenà ¡tát pod Radhoà ¡tÃÂm. The development ended with the World War II as the town was occupied by the Axis, but was liberated on 6 May 1945. After the war there was an extensive housing construction.
The I/58 road from Ostrava to Roà ¾nov pod Radhoà ¡tÃÂm passes through the town.
Frenà ¡tát pod Radhoà ¡tÃÂm is located on the railway lines OstravaâÂÂFrenà ¡tát pod Radhoà ¡tÃÂm and Valaà ¡ské Mezià ÂÃÂÃÂÃÂâÂÂFrýdlant nad OstravicÃÂ.
Frenà ¡tát pod Radhoà ¡tÃÂm is known as a ski centre. There is a complex with four ski jumps.
Frenà ¡tát pod Radhoà ¡tÃÂm is home to the football team SK Beskyd Frenà ¡tát pod Radhoà ¡tÃÂm, which competes in lower amateur tiers.
The town square is lined by preserved burgher houses. The landmark of the square is the two-storey Neorenaissance town hall. It was built in the Italianizing spirit in 1889âÂÂ1891 on the site of an older town hall from 1796, and has an accessible tower. The interior is decorated by several valuable sculptures, including the original of the sculpture of Slavic god Radegast, created by Albin Polasek in 1929 and originally placed on Radhoà ¡à ¥.
The Church of Saint Martin was built in the early Baroque style in 1661. The Baroque chapels of St. Barbara and St. John of Nepomuk were added in around 1740.
The boys' middle-class school from 1876 was the second Czech school in Moravia. Today the building is a cultural monument and houses the town museum.
A technical monument is a fruit dryer built according to the design of Duà ¡an Jurkoviàin 1899.
Frenà ¡tát pod Radhoà ¡tÃÂm is twinned with: