Zubří () is a town 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

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 fo ...

of the

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. It has about 5,500 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is derived from ''zubr'', i.e.

European bison The European bison (''Bison bonasus'') or the European wood bison, also known as the wisent ( or ), the zubr (), or sometimes colloquially as the European buffalo, is a European species of bison. It is one of two extant species of bison, along ...

. They lived here at the time when Zubří was founded.

Geography

Zubří is located in the valley of the Rožnovská Bečva river. The northern part of the municipal territory lies in the

Moravian-Silesian Beskids The Moravian-Silesian Beskids (Czech: , sk, Moravsko-sliezske Beskydy) is a mountain range in the Czech Republic with a small part reaching to Slovakia. It lies on the historical division between Moravia and Silesia, hence the name. It is part o ...

mountain range. The southern part with the built-up area lies in the

Rožnov Furrow Rožnov is name of several places in the Czech Republic: *Rožnov pod Radhoštěm Rožnov pod Radhoštěm (; german: Rosenau unter dem Radhoscht) is a town in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabit ...

. The northern municipal border runs over mountain peaks of Kamenárka (), Dlouhá (859 m), Krátká (767 m), and Hodorf (766 m).

History

Zubří was founded in 1310 by the lords of Krásno on the site of a hunters' settlement. It was one of the first and largest villages of the Rožnov estate. Crafts were the livelihood of the inhabitants and the village was famous for the production of

besom A besom () is a broom, a household implement used for sweeping. The term is now mostly reserved for a traditional broom constructed from a bundle of twigs tied to a stout pole. The twigs used could be broom (i.e. ''Genista'', from which comes t ...

s and

embroidery Embroidery is the craft of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to apply thread or yarn. Embroidery may also incorporate other materials such as pearls, beads, quills, and sequins. In modern days, embroidery is usually seen on c ...

. In 2002, Zubří became a town.

Demographics

Sport

Handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

club HC ROBE Zubří is based in the town. It belongs to the most successful Czech handball clubs. The town is represented by the

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

club FC Zubří, founded in 1937 as SK Zubří. It plays in lower amateur tiers.

Sights

The main landmark of Zubří is the Church of Saint Catherine. It was built in 1785–1788. The Chapel of the Holy Spirit was built in 2000. Minor sights are the sculpture group Wallachian Family by Vladimír Navrátil, monument to President

Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Tomáš () is a Czech and Slovak given name, equivalent to the name Thomas. It may refer to: * Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (1850–1937), first President of Czechoslovakia * Tomáš Baťa (1876–1932), Czech footwear entrepreneur * Tomáš Berdych ( ...

with an equestrian motif by Marius Kotrba, and a memorial of the executed partisans. Koláček's

Yew Yew is a common name given to various species of trees. It is most prominently given to any of various coniferous trees and shrubs in the genus ''Taxus'': * European yew or common yew (''Taxus baccata'') * Pacific yew or western yew (''Taxus br ...

is a protected tree, which is about 360 years old (as of 2020). The circumference of its trunk is .

Notable people

* Jiří Svoboda (born 1941), volleyball player * Zdeněk Pavlíček (born 1952), biathlete *

Tomáš Číp Tomáš Číp (born 5 October 1989) is a Czech handball player for Minaur Baia Mare and the Czech national team. He participated at the 2018 European Men's Handball Championship The 2018 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the ...

(born 1989), handball player *

Jakub Hrstka Jakub Hrstka (born 17 March 1990) is a Czech handball player for Dessau Rosslauer HV 06 and the Czech national team. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hrstka, Jakub 1990 births Living people Czech male handball players Peop ...

(born 1990), handball player

Twin towns – sister cities

Zubří is twinned with: *

Furth an der Triesting Furth an der Triesting is a town in the district of Baden in Lower Austria in Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It i ...

, Austria *

Palárikovo Palárikovo ( hu, Tótmegyer) is a large village and municipality in the Nové Zámky District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia. Names and etymology The village is named after a Slovak playwright Ján Palárik. The historic Slovak na ...

, Slovakia *

Považská Bystrica Považská Bystrica (; german: Waagbistritz; hu, Vágbeszterce) is a town in northwestern Slovakia. It is located on the Váh river, around 30 km from the city of Žilina. It belongs to Upper Váh region of tourism. Profile Považská B ...

, Slovakia *

Rosdorf Rosdorf is a municipality in the district of Göttingen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. approx. 4 km southwest of Göttingen. Mayors Sören Steinberg (SPD) was elected the new mayor in May 2014, and re-elected in 2021. He is the successor of Har ...

, Germany

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zubri Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Vsetín District Moravian Wallachia