The town is situated on both sides of the historical border between Moravia and Czech Silesia.

The southeastern part of the territory, which is a strip along the Oder, belongs to the Poodří Protected Landscape Area.

After the Bohemian Revolt, the properties of the family were confiscated, and in 1634 the village was acquired by Václav of Vrbno, who joined it to the Fulnek estate.

[4] The traditional production of railway cars ended in 2006 and the Vagónka Studénka company was restructuralized.

Today the castle is used for cultural and commercial purposes and houses ceremonial hall, library, primary art school, and Railway Cars Museum.

It was built in neo-Gothic style in 1880 on the site of an older wooden church from the early 16th century.