Zlín Region ( Czech : Zlínský kraj ) is an administrative unit ( Czech : kraj ) of the Czech Republic , located in the south-eastern part of the historical region of Moravia . It is named after its capital Zlín . Together with the Olomouc Region it forms a cohesion area of Central Moravia. It is located in the eastern part of the Czech Republic, where the borders with Slovakia ( Trenčín and Žilina Regions ) are formed by its eastern edge. It borders the South Moravian Region in the southwest, the Olomouc Region in the northwest and the Moravian-Silesian Region in the north. Culturally, the region is composed of parts of three traditional Moravian regions: Haná , the Moravian Slovakia and the Moravian Wallachia , as the city of Zlín lies roughly at their tripoint .
24-966: The Zlín Region is divided into 4 districts: The Zlín Region was established on 1 January 2000 on the basis of the constitutional act No. 347 from 3 December 1997 on foundation of higher self-governing units. It was formed by a merger of parts of Jihomoravský Region (the Zlín District , the Kroměříž District and the Uherské Hradiště District ), and the Severomoravský Region (the Vsetín District . The region has in total 307 municipalities of which 30 are towns. There are 13 municipalities with extended powers and 25 territorial districts of municipalities with authorized municipal office. According to government statistics,
48-526: A general practitioner takes care of 258 inhabitants in average. Acute, successive and rehabilitation health care is ensured by a network of 10 hospitals with 2,849 available beds. The Zlín Region is attractive for tourists and boasts a number of natural, cultural and historic landmarks such mountains, garden architecture, spas, wine valleys, remains of the Great Moravian empire , series of religious monuments and historically valuable buildings as well as
72-415: A unique example of modern Baťa's functional architecture. 48.9% of soil in the region is agricultural soil and 51.1% is non-agricultural. Most agricultural soil belongs to the Uherské Hradiště District (57 277 Hectares, of which 70.1% is arable land). There is a completely different division of soil in the Vsetín District where the percentage of non-agricultural soil is much higher (64.6%) and 83.8% of it
96-545: Is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 7,200 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone . The town's name is derived from the verb napojit , which means 'to water (horses)'. It refers to a ford, which was used by military caravans for stops and refreshments. The word napajedla literally means 'watering holes'. Napajedla
120-427: Is also privately owned and used as a hotel. An important monument is the stud farm, founded in 1886 by the then owner of the estate Aristide Baltazzi. In a large area, in addition to English-style stables, there are also paddocks with horses and the so-called rotunda with the burial ground of the most famous stallions. The tradition of breeding thoroughbred here lasted until 2023. The Church of Saint Bartholomew
144-459: Is covered with forests, mostly spruce forests. 49°13′12″N 17°44′24″E / 49.22000°N 17.74000°E / 49.22000; 17.74000 Administrative divisions of Czechoslovakia This article deals with historic administrative divisions of Czechoslovakia up to 1992, when the country was split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia . For the current divisions of those two countries, see their main articles and
168-614: Is from 1355. In the 14th century, the settlement became a market town . For a long time, it was owned by the Zierotin family. The next important owner was the Rottal family. During their rule, the estate grew significantly and they had the Church of St. Bartholomew built. The Napajedla estate achieved its greatest fame under the Lords of Stockau. The sulfur spa with a healing mineral water
192-598: Is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) southwest of Zlín . It forms a conurbation with neighbouring Otrokovice . Most of the municipal territory lies in the Vizovice Highlands , but the area on the right bank of the Morava extends into the Chřiby range. The highest point is the hill Maková at 338 m (1,109 ft) above sea level. The Morava River flows through the town. The first written mention of Napajedla
216-613: The Moravian-Silesian Beskids mountain range. On the south-western part of the region, there are the Chřiby highlands with the highest point Brdo (587 m). The Upper Morava Valley passes through from the west among the highlands of Chřiby highlands and above mentioned hilly countries through the Kroměříž District up to the Zlín District . The Lower Morava Valley passes through along the Morava River in
240-569: The Uherské Hradiště District to South Moravian Region . Most of the streams in the area flow to Morava River. The most important ones are the Bečva River in the northern part and the Olšava River in the southern part. The Morava River is the biggest river of the Region flowing through both the vales from west to the south. The region's climate is rather favourable. The average temperature of air
264-731: The Uherské Hradiště District . The Moravian-Silesian Beskids with its highest peak Čertův mlýn mountain (1,206 m) is situated in the northern part of the region and the Maple Mountains mountain range with its highest peak of Velký Javorník (1,071 m) is located in the east. Towards the south, forming the border with Slovakia, there is the White Carpathians mountain range (in Czech: Bílé Karpaty) with its highest mountain of Velká Javořina (970 m). The Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains and Vizovice Highlands pass south of
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#1732772920507288-531: The I/55 road, runs next the town. Napajedla is located on the tripoint of the cultural and ethnographic regions of Moravian Wallachia , Moravian Slovakia and Haná . The town hosts an annual meeting of folk ensembles called Moravské chodníčky . Folklore ensembles Radovan and Radovánek with long history are based in the town. Other annual cultural events are St. Wenceslaus Celebrations and Theatre Festival of Amateur Ensembles. The pseudo-Renaissance town hall
312-463: The Morava River. It is rather difficult to cultivate soil in a large part of the Region due to the steep land and variety of the terrain. Regional representatives voted in 2001 on a proposed name change to the region. The alternative Východomoravský kraj ( East Moravian Region ) was proposed, however a majority of voters elected to retain the region's existing name. As of 1 January 2024,
336-509: The Zlín Region had 138,269 legal and physical entities out of which 14,379 had employees. 1,382 enterprises had 25 or more employees. The registered unemployment rate was 2.6% in 8/2022. Within the region, the highest unemployment rate was reported from the Vsetín District (3,2%), while the lowest from the Zlín District (2.4%). A total of 17 km (11 mi) of motorway is present in the region. The length of operated railway lines in
360-484: The Zlín Region is the safest region in the Czech Republic; it has the lowest number of assaults, rapes, suicides and road accidents in the country. With its area of 3,964 km, Zlín Region is the fourth smallest region of the Czech Republic. The character of the region's territory is very diverse. While parts of the region are hilly, flat fertile areas of Haná and Slovácko stretch in the Kroměříž District and
384-406: The articles Regions of Slovakia and Regions of the Czech Republic . From 1918 to 1928, eastern Czechoslovakia, within what is now the Czech Republic , was divided into three administrative divisions known as lands: Bohemian Land , Moravian Land , and Silesian Land . The territories of Slovakia and Subcarpathian Ruthenia were divided into several regions. From 1928 to 1939, Czechoslovakia
408-458: The region has 580,744 inhabitants. The share of males on the total population was 49.0%. Average age was 43.1 years, along with Hradec Králové Region the highest in the Czech Republic. The density of population of 147 inhabitants per km exceeds the national average. The highest density of population occurs in the Zlín District (184 inhabitants per km) and the lowest in the Vsetín District (125 inhabitants per km). The table shows cities and towns in
432-594: The region is 359 km (223 mi). There are two universities in the region: Tomas Bata University in Zlín and European polytechnical institute in Kunovice. The former has a public status, 6 faculties and can confer a bachelor's and master's degrees. The latter one is a private college. The network of pre-school and school establishments consists of 310 nursery schools, 257 basic schools, 17 grammar schools, 71 secondary schools, 11 higher professional schools. On average,
456-481: The region with the largest population (as of January 1, 2024): Other significant towns in Zlín Region are Napajedla , Hulín , Staré Město and Slavičín . In 2021, the total GDP reached 11,737 million EUR. The region's GDP per capita was EUR 20,193 (85% of the national average), ranking sixth among fourteen regions of the Czech Republic. Industrial potential of the region lies in manufacturing enterprises that represent 16% of total registered entities. As of end 2012,
480-644: The two republics Czech Socialist Republic and Slovak Socialist Republic were established in 1969 during the federalization process . The word Socialist was removed from the republics' names in 1990 after the Velvet Revolution . Since many regions changed significantly after the Velvet Divorce of 1993, here is list of their original names and current regions they approximately correspond to: Napajedla Napajedla ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈnapajɛdla] ; German : Napajedl )
504-453: Was 9.8 °C in 2012 and the total amount of precipitation was 598.6 mm/m2. Most of the soils in the region are poor in minerals (with the exception of potassium and magnesium ) and humus . These are the brown earth of the highlands and the podzolic soils that locally pass to brown earth of the lower locations towards the south. In the vales, there are very fertile brown earth and chernozem . High-quality floodplain soils surround
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#1732772920507528-490: Was built in 1898 to celebrate the promotion of Napajedla to a town. It was decorated by František Uprka and Jano Köhler . The Napajedla Castle was built in the mid-18th century. It is surrounded by a 10 ha (25 acres) large English park. Today it serves as a hotel. The Old Castle dates from the mid-17th century. It served as an aristocratic residence until the construction of the Napajedla Castle. Today it
552-967: Was divided into five lands: Bohemian Land , Moravian-Silesian Land (including the Silesian branch office in the Moravian-Silesian Land ), Slovakian Land , and the Subcarpathian Ruthenian Land . The regions came into force on 24 December 1948. During this period, there were 19 total regions: 13 Czech and 6 Slovak as follows: From 1954, the city of Prague was made into a city-region, separate from Prague Region. The country consisted of 10 Regions (' kraje '), Prague , and (from 1970) Bratislava ; further divided in 109–114 districts ('okresy'). The kraje were abolished temporarily in Slovakia in 1969–1970 and from late 1990 in whole Czechoslovakia. In addition,
576-408: Was established and Napajedla became a much-visited town. The existence of the mineral springs was first mentioned in documents from the 16th century. The springs were severely damaged when the railroad was built in the mid-19th century, and only one spring persisted. The spa was closed in the mid-20th century. Napajedla was promoted to a town in 1898. The D55 motorway , which further continues as
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