Interest from environs of

Frenštát pod Radhoštěm

Frenštát pod Radhoštěm

The city is surrounded by entertainment, cultures and many

known personalities have lived there.

Town hall in the square

PERSONALITIES

Jiří Raška*4th February 1941 in Frenštát pod Radhoštěm – † 20th January 2012 in Nový

Jičín

Czech ski jumperOlympic champion

andCzech skier of thecentury.

Karel Loprais(* 4th March 1949 in Ostrava) 

is a Czech racingdriver and six-timeswinner of the DakarRally in the truck

category,who lives in Frenštátpod Radhoštěm.

Known places

The ski-jump areal of Jiří Raška

• This ski-jump areal was named after Jiří Raška.

• There are four ski-jumps K95, K45, K20, K9.

Sports area Pustevny

• Pustevny (1018 m) is a saddle in the Moravian-Silesian Beskydy.

• There is a ski resort which can be reached by cableway.

• The wooden buildings built in the late 19th century by Dušan Jurkovič are typical view for Pustevny area.

Ice sculptures is exhibition held every year in Pustevny.

Radegast• Radegast is a hypothetical God

of sun, war, abundance and harvest.

• The statue is also a symbol of beer named Radegast.

• The statue was created by sculptor Albín Polášek.

St Cyril and Metoděj Chapel (Radhošť)

• St Cyril and Metoděj Chapel is at the top of Pustevny on Radhošť mountain. It was built in the late 19th century.

Martina Černochová