Velká Lhota is a municipality and village in

Vsetín District Vsetín District ( cs, okres Vsetín) is a district ('' okres'') within the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Vsetín. List of municipalities Branky - Bystřička - Choryně - Dolní Bečva - Francova Lhota - ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Malá Lhota is an administrative part of Velká Lhota.

Geography

Velká Lhota is located about north of

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 ...

and northeast of

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. It 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 ...

. The highest point is the hill Vrchhůra at above sea level. The Bystřička Stream flows along the southern municipal border; the Bystřička Reservoir is built on it. The western part of the municipal territory lies in the

Beskydy Protected Landscape Area Beskydy Protected Landscape Area (PLA) ( cs, Chráněná krajinná oblast Beskydy, abbreviated as ''CHKO Beskydy'') is the largest PLA in the Czech Republic. The area is . Geography Beskydy PLA lies in the south-eastern part of the Moravian Sile ...

History

The first written mention of Velká Lhota is from 1374, when it was part of the Krásno estate. From 1411 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848, the village belonged to the Rožnov estate.

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Velká Lhota is the Evangelical church. It is a wooden church, built in the folk architecture in 1783. For its value, it is protected as a national cultural monument.

Notable people

* Jan Karafiát (1846–1929), children's book writer; lived and worked here in 1875–1895

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Velka Lhota Villages in Vsetín District Moravian Wallachia