Weir Pržno, Water management structure in Pržno, Czech Republic
Weir Pržno is a reinforced-concrete weir on the Ostravice river at river kilometre 32.97, just upstream of the Frýdlant–Pržno road bridge in the Moravian-Silesian Region. Its crest is 60 m wide and 3.65 m high, with a bent bypass channel at the left bank that turns right.
The sources document the weir only in its present form: a reinforced-concrete structure on the Ostravice at river kilometre 32.97, 3.65 m high with a 60 m crest, operated by the state enterprise Povodí Odry. No construction date or historical development is recorded, so its history cannot be given beyond its current role in managing the river's flow.
The weir is a rescue point on the Ostravice, marked FM 108 and equipped with a lifebuoy, one of the safety points along the river. Canoeists cannot run the weir; they use the angled bypass channel at the left bank, which turns right, to drag or carry their boats around it. Cycling route 59 passes the weir.
The weir sits at river kilometre 32.97 on the Ostravice, by the bridge on the Frýdlant–Pržno road, and can be reached from both banks. Boats cannot pass it; paddlers use the angled chute at the left bank, which turns right, to line or carry their craft around. A rescue point, FM 108, with a lifebuoy stands by the weir, and cycle route 59 runs past it.
The weir sits at river kilometre 32.97 on the Ostravice and is not runnable by canoeists; the angled sluice by the left bank turns right and is used to line or portage boats. A rescue point, FM 108, with a life ring stands beside it, and cycle route 59 passes by.
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