Valašské Klobouky (; ) is a town in

Zlín District Zlín District () is a Okres, district in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Zlín. Administrative division Zlín District is divided into five Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with extended competence ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 4,900 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.

Administrative division

Valašské Klobouky consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Valašské Klobouky (4,084) *Lipina (219) *Mirošov (86) *Smolina (318)

Geography

Valašské Klobouky is located about southeast of

Zlín Zlín (in 1949–1989 Gottwaldov; ; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 75,000 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 modern city ...

. It lies on the border of the

White Carpathians The White Carpathians (; ; ) are a mountain range on the border of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, part of the Carpathians. They are part of the macroregion of Slovak-Moravian Carpathians, stretching from the Váh river and the Little Carpat ...

and the

Vizovice Highlands The Vizovice Highlands () are highlands and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the Zlín and South Moravian regions. It is named after the town of Vizovice. Geomorphology The Vizovice Highlands are a mesoregi ...

, at the northern tip of the White Carpathians Protected Landscape Area. The highest point is the hill Stráně at above sea level. The town is situated in the valley of the Klobučka River.

History

The first written mention of Klobouky is from 1341. It was part of the

Brumov Brumov is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Brumov lies approximately north-west of Brno and south-east of Prague Prague ( ; ) is the cap ...

estate. In the 14th and 15th centuries, it was an economic centre of the estate. The village was promoted to a

market town A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rura ...

in 1356 and to a town in the 16th century. In the 17th century,

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colonized the area and the name of the town changed to Valašské Klobouky. The village of Lipina was first mentioned in 1407. It was joined to Valašské Klobouky in 1976. Mirošov was first mentioned in 1460 and was joined to Valašské Klobouky in 1964. Smolina was first mentioned in 1503 and was joined to Valašské Klobouky in 1980.

Demographics

Transport

Valašské Klobouky is located on the railway line

Vsetín Vsetín () is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 25,000 inhabitants. Originally a small town, Vsetín has become an important centre of industrial, economic, cultural and sports life during the 20th century. Administ ...

– Bylnice.

Sights

The Old Town Hall was first documented in 1567 and belongs to the most valuable buildings in the town. Today it houses the Town Museum. In front of the building is a historic

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from the 16th century, one of the oldest preserved in the country. The second part of the museum's expositions is located in a historic house from 1781, the so-called Red House. It presents

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, which is a traditional local craft. The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross was built in 1763. It has a Renaissance tower. On Královec Hill is an eponymous wooden observation tower. It is high.

Notable people

Jan Matzal Troska Jan Matzal (3 August 1881 in Valašské Klobouky, Moravia - 3 September 1961 in Prague), known under pen names J. M. Troska and Jan Merfort, was a Czech writer. After his studies Jan Matzal worked in the Škoda Works and other industrial companie ...

(1881–1961), writer *

Josef Valčík Josef Valčík (; 2 November 1914 – 18 June 1942) was a Czechoslovak British-trained soldier and member of the Resistance in German-occupied Czechoslovakia who took part in the firefight during the aftermath of the assassination of Reinh ...

(1914–1942), soldier and resistance fighter *

Ladislav Mňačko Ladislav Mňačko (28 January 1919 in Valašské Klobouky – 24 February 1994 in Bratislava) was a Czechoslovak writer and journalist. He was a member of the Slovak partisans, partisan movement in Slovakia during World War II. After the war, ...

(1919–1994), Slovak writer and journalist *

Bedřich Havlíček Bedřich Havlíček (; 6 October 1922 in Valašské Klobouky – 16 January 1994 in Český Těšín) was a high school teacher, regional historian, ethnographer and homeland worker. Life Havlíček was born born as the eldest son of Freder ...

(1922–1994), regional historian and ethnographer

Twin towns – sister cities

Valašské Klobouky is twinned with: *

Zelów Zelów (; ) is a town in Bełchatów County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland, with 7,459 inhabitants (2020). It is located in the historic Sieradz Land. History Zelów was probably founded in the 13th century, when it was part of fragmen ...

, Poland

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Valasske Klobouky Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Zlín District Moravian Wallachia