Horní Bečva is a municipality and village in
Vsetín District
Vsetín District () is a Okres, district in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Vsetín.
Administrative division
Vsetín District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with extended com ...
in the
Zlín Region
Zlín Region () is an administrative unit () 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 forms a cohesion area of Central M ...
of the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...
. It has about 2,400 inhabitants.
Geography
Horní Bečva is located about northeast 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 south of
Ostrava
Ostrava (; ; ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 283,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four rivers: Oder, Opava (river), Opa ...
. The central part of the municipal territory with the village proper lies in the
Rožnov Furrow Rožnov is name of several places in the Czech Republic:
*Rožnov pod Radhoštěm
Rožnov pod Radhoštěm (; ) is a town in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants.
Geography
Rožnov pod Radho ...
valley. The northern part lies in the
Moravian-Silesian Beskids
The Moravian-Silesian Beskids (Czech: , ) 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 of the Western Beskids within ...
mountain range and the southern part lies in the
Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains
Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains () is a mountain range in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic.
The mountains are densely forested mainly by secondary spruce
A spruce is a tree of the genus ''Picea'' ( ), a genus of about 40 species of conifer ...
. The highest point is the Vysoká mountain at above sea level, whose peak lies on the southern municipal border. It is the highest mountain of the Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains.
The
Rožnovská Bečva
The Rožnovská Bečva is a river in the Czech Republic, the secondary source river of the Bečva River. It flows through the Zlín Region. It is long.
Etymology
The name Bečva is derived from the old Czech words ''bek'', ''beč'' (i.e. 'cry'), ...
River originates in the territory of Horní Bečva and then flows through the village proper. The Horní Bečva Reservoir, built on the river, is located in the centre of the municipality. It was built in 1933–1947 and has an area of . The main purpose of the reservoir is flood protection, but it also serves to maintain a minimum flow under the reservoir and for recreational purposes.
History
The first written mention of Horní Bečva is from 1659.
Demographics
Transport
The I/35 road (part of the
European route E442
European route E 442 is part of the international E-road network.
Route
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** E48, E49 Karlovy Vary
** E55 Teplice
** E65 Turnov
** E67 Hradec Králové
** E462 Olomouc
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** E50, E75 Žilina
Žilina (; ; ; ; Names of Eur ...
) from
Valašské Meziříčí
Valašské Meziříčí (; ) is a town in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monum ...
to the Czech-Slovak border passes through the municipality.
Sport
There are several ski areas in the municipal territory, with a total of 11 ski lifts.
Sights
Horní Bečva is poor in historical monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a rural homestead from the beginning of the 19th century.
The main landmark of Horní Bečva is the Church of Saints John and Paul. It was built in 1792.
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References
External links
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Villages in Vsetín District
Moravian Wallachia