Valašská Polanka 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 1,500 inhabitants.
Valašská Polanka lies approximately south 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 ...
, east of
Zlín
Zlín (in 1949–1989 Gottwaldov; ; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 75,000 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 modern city ...
, and east of
Prague
Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...
.
Etymology
The name is derivered from the region of
Moravian Wallachia
Moravian Wallachia (, or simply ''Valašsko''; ) is a mountainous ethnoregion located in the easternmost part of Moravia in the Czech Republic, near the Slovakia, Slovak border, roughly centered on the cities Vsetín, Valašské Meziříčí and ...
(), in which it lies, and the old Czech word ''polana'', which meant a field lined with forest.
History
The first written mention of Polanka is from 1361. The name of Valašská Polanka has been used since 1929.
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Demographics
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Villages in Vsetín District
Moravian Wallachia
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