Vrbětice is a village and administrative part of
Vlachovice in
Zlín District in the
Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It is located in the valley of the river
Vlára.
History
The first written mention of Vrbětice dates back to 1318. Although Vrbětice is in the immediate vicinity of Vlachovice, the village has always belonged to the
Hošťálková
Hošťálková is a municipality and village in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,300 inhabitants.
Hošťálková lies approximately west of Vsetín, north-east of Zlín, and east of Prague
Prague ...
rule and was at no time subject to Vlachovice. Serf conditions in Vrbětice were very mild. With the exception of forest work, its residents were exempt from forced labour.
In the 1620 land register, a hereditary bailiff is documented for the first time in Vrbětice.
In 1850, after the abolition of patrimonial, Vrbětice formed a municipality in the district administration
Uherský Brod
Uherský Brod (; german: Ungarisch Brod) is a town in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument ...
and the judicial district
Valašské Klobouky
Valašské Klobouky (; german: Wallachisch Klobouk) is a town in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,900 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone ...
.
The first school was built here in 1882.
In 2014, a series of
explosions occurred in a military warehouse in Vrbětice. Presumably, the explosion was caused by the
Russian GRU agents.
Demographics
In 1880 the population of the village was 410 people. Since then, the population has mostly stagnated. As of 2011, 341 people lived in the village.
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Sights
* The timbered wooden bell tower from the 19th century is the main sight. It has been protected as a cultural monument
A national heritage site is a heritage site having a value that has been registered by a governmental agency as being of national importance to the cultural heritage or history of that country. Usually such sites are listed in a heritage regist ...
since 3 May 1958. It is located in the centre of the village and has been renovated twice — in 1900 and 1965.World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
was built in the park next to the school in 1928 and a memorial to the victims of World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
was added to it in 1945.
References
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Villages in Zlín District