Poličná () 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 1,800 inhabitants.
History
The first written mention of Poličná is from 1310. It was probably founded around 1270.
Poličná was joined to the town of
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 ...
in 1976, until a vote to separate the town was held on 21 April 2012, in which the majority voted in favor. On 1 January 2013, Poličná officially became independent again.
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Villages in Vsetín District
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