Vlachovice is a municipality and village in

Zlín District Zlín District ( cs, okres Zlín) is a district (''okres'') within the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Zlín. List of municipalities Bělov, Bělov - Biskupice - Bohuslavice nad Vláří - Bohuslavice u Zlína - Brat ...

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

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

. It has about 1,500 inhabitants. Vlachovice lies approximately south-east 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 ...

and south-east of

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli ...

Administrative parts

The village of

Vrbětice Vrbětice is a village and administrative part of Vlachovice (Zlín District), 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 Vrbětic ...

is an administrative part of Vlachovice.

History

In 2014, a series of explosions occurred in a military warehouse in the village of Vrbětice. Presumably, the explosion was caused by the Russian GRU agents.

References

Villages in Zlín District {{Zlín-geo-stub