Přílepy () is a municipality and village in

Kroměříž District Kroměříž District ( cs, okres Kroměříž) is a district ('' okres'') within the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Kroměříž. List of municipalities Bařice-Velké Těšany - Bezměrov - Blazice - Bořenovi ...

in the

Zlín Region Zlín Region ( cs, Zlínský kraj; , ) is an administrative unit ( cs, 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 f ...

of the

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. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Geography

Přílepy is located about east of

Kroměříž Kroměříž (; german: Kremsier) is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 28,000 inhabitants. It is known for the Kroměříž Castle with castle gardens, which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town centre with the ...

and north of

Zlín Zlín (in 1949–1989 Gottwaldov; ; german: Zlin) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 73,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of the Zlín Region and it lies on the Dřevnice river. It is known as an industrial centre. The development of the ...

. It lies on the border of three geomorphological regions:

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 Rožnovsk� ...

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and

Vizovice Highlands The Vizovice Highlands ( cs, Vizovická vrchovina) is an area of relatively modest but rugged highlands within the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic, named after the town of Vizovice. Geologically, the highlands are part of the Slovak-Moravian C ...

. The highest point is at above sea level. The Mojena Streams flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Přílepy is in a deed of King Ottokar II from 1272.

Sights

The landmark of Přílepy is the Přílepy Castle, surrounded by a valuable castle park. The castle was built in 1852 on the site of an old fortress. On the wooded slopes east of the castle stands the Chapel of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, built in 1882.

Notable people

* Bohumil Páník (born 1956), football manager * Antonín Koláček (born 1959), entrepreneur *

Zdeněk Grygera Zdeněk Grygera (; born 14 May 1980) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a defender. Club career Early career Grygera began his career at Petra Drnovice before moving to Sparta Prague. Ajax In July 2003, he was signed ...

(born 1980), footballer

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Prilepy Villages in Kroměříž District