Fryšták (german: Freistadtl) is a town in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the

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. It has about 3,700 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.

Administrative parts

Villages of Dolní Ves, Horní Ves and Vítová are administrative parts of Fryšták.

Geography

Fryšták is located about north of Zlín. It lies on the Fryštácký stream. Northern part of the municipal territory lies in the

Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains ( cs, Hostýnsko-vsetínská hornatina) is a mountain range in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. The mountains are densely forested mainly by secondary spruce plantations. Most visited are the bordering Rožnovská ...

, rest of the territory lies in the Vizovice Highlands. It lies on the border between ethnographic regions of

Moravian Wallachia Moravian Wallachia ( cs, Moravské Valašsko, or simply ''Valašsko''; ro, Valahia Moravă) is a mountainous ethnoregion located in the easternmost part of Moravia in the Czech Republic, near the Slovak border, roughly centered on the cities Vs ...

and Hanakia. In the southern part of Fryšták on the Fryštácký stream, the Fryšták Reservoir is located. It was built in 1935–1938 as a water source for Zlín. Since 1997 it has been protected as a cultural monument.

History

The first written mention of Fryšták is from 15 January 1356 under its Latin name ''Freystat''. In 1382, Fryšták was described as a prosperous town with trade, crafts, a slaughterhouse and a spa. The prosperity was interrupted by the

Thirty Years' War The Thirty Years' War was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history The history of Europe is traditionally divided into four time periods: prehistoric Europe (prior to about 800 BC), classical antiquity (80 ...

. By the 19th century, Fryšták was notable for agriculture and wood production. The fire of 1841 caused Fryšták's traditional wooden buildings to be replaced by more modern buildings. By the latter 20th century a contemporary wave of building with construction of many new houses included the installation of modern infrastructure such as natural gas lines and telephone networks.

Demographics

Sights

The landmark of the town is the Church of Saint Nicholas. The building is not architecturally clean, it can best be described as a baroque building. The original part of the church is from the 16th century, in 1820 the building was extended and the bell tower was replaced by a new one. The baroque stone cross in front of the church is from 1763. The first stone town hall was built in Fryšták in 1680. The old building was replaced by a new one in 1900.

Notable people

Jaroslav Kvapil Jaroslav Kvapil (25 September 1868 in Chudenice, Kingdom of Bohemia – 10 January 1950 in Prague) was a Czech poet, theatre director, translator, playwright, and librettist. From 1900 he was a director and Dramaturg at the National Theatre ...

(1892–1958), composer, conductor and pianist *

Břetislav Bakala Břetislav Bakala (February 12, 1897 in Fryšták – April 1, 1958 in Brno) was a Czech conductor, pianist, and composer. His career was centred on Brno and he was particularly associated with the music of Leoš Janáček. Life and career Ba ...

(1897–1958), conductor, pianist and composer *

Václav Renč Václav Renč (28 November 1911, Straškov-Vodochody, Vodochody – 30 April 1973, Brno) was a Czech poet, dramatist and translator. Like other Catholic ruralistic writers, his themes included God, traditions and the countryside. Life Renč was b ...

(1911–1973), poet, dramatist and translator; lived here *

Dalibor Brázda Dalibor Brázda (9 September 1921, Fryšták – 17 August 2005, Dietikon Dietikon is the fifth biggest city of the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, after Zürich, Winterthur, Uster and Dübendorf. It is the capital of the same-named district o ...

(1921–2005), Czech-Swiss composer, arranger and conductor

Twin towns – sister cities

Fryšták is twinned with: *

Kanianka Kanianka ( hu, Kányahegy) is a village and municipality in Prievidza District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1479. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of ...

, Slovakia *

Muráň Muráň (earlier ''Podmuráň'', german: Untermuran, hu, Murányalja) is a village and municipality in Revúca District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia. Geography The village is located around 9 km north of Revúca, in the Mur� ...

, Slovakia

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Frystak Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Zlín District