Ústí is a municipality and village in Přerov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Geography Ústí is located about northeast of Přerov and east of Olomouc. It lies in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills. The highest point is at . The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Bečva River.
History The first written mention of Ústí is from 1389, when it was owned by a lesser nobleman Hrabiš of Podolí. From the early 15th century, the village belonged to the Helfštýn estate. In 1475, the estate was bought by the Pernštejn family and merged with their estates of Přerov, Hranice and Drahotuše. Between 1547 and 1621, the estate with Ústí changed hands several times. After 1621, the estate was acquired by the Dietrichstein family and they owned Ústí until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848.
Demographics
Transport There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is the locality where the gord of Hradištěk stood. Only the landscaping and ramparts have survived from the gord. Today it is an archaeological site.
The main landmark of Ústí is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. It dates from 1947.
References
External links