Valašské Klobouky (; german: Wallachisch Klobouk) is a town 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

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. It has about 4,900 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.

Administrative parts

Villages of Lipina, Mirošov and Smolina are administrative parts of Valašské Klobouky.

Geography

Valašské Klobouky is located about southeast 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 ...

. It lies on the border of the

White Carpathians The White Carpathians ( cs, Bílé Karpaty; sk, Biele Karpaty; german: Weiße Karpaten; hu, Fehér-Kárpátok) are a mountain range on the border of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, part of the Carpathians. They are part of the Slovak-Moravian ...

and the

Vizovice Highlands The Vizovice Highlands ( cs, Vizovická vrchovina) is an area of relatively modest but rugged highlands within the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic, named after the town of Vizovice. Geologically, the highlands are part of the Slovak-Moravian C ...

, at the northern tip of the White Carpathians Protected Landscape Area. The highest point is the hill Stráně at above sea level. The town is situated in the valley of the Klobučka River.

History

The first written mention of Klobouky is from 1341. It was part of the

Brumov Brumov is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Brumov lies approximately north-west of Brno and south-east of Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; g ...

estate. In the 14th and 15th centuries, it was an economic centre of the estate. The village was promoted to a

market town A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rural ...

in 1356 and to a town in the 16th century. In the 17th century,

Vlachs "Vlach" ( or ), also "Wallachian" (and many other variants), is a historical term and exonym used from the Middle Ages until the Modern Era to designate mainly Romanians but also Aromanians, Megleno-Romanians, Istro-Romanians and other E ...

colonized the area and the name of the town changed to Valašské Klobouky. The village of Lipina was first mentioned in 1407. It was joined to Valašské Klobouky in 1976. Mirošov was first mentioned in 1460 and was joined to Valašské Klobouky in 1964. Smolina was first mentioned in 1503 and was joined to Valašské Klobouky in 1980.

Demographics

Transport

Valašské Klobouky lies on a railway line leading from

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 ...

to Brumov-Bylnice.

Sights

The Old Town Hall was first documented in 1567 and belongs to the most valuable buildings in the town. Today it houses the Town Museum. In front of the building is a historic pillory from the 16th century, one of the oldest preserved in the country. The second part of the museum's expositions is located in a historic house from 1781, the so-called Red House. It presents

drapery Drapery is a general word referring to cloths or textiles (Old French , from Late Latin ). It may refer to cloth used for decorative purposes – such as around windows – or to the trade of retailing cloth, originally mostly for clothin ...

, which is a traditional local craft. The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross was built in 1763. It has a Renaissance tower. On Královec Hill is an eponymous wooden observation tower. It is high.

Notable people

* Jan Matzal Troska (1881–1961), writer * Josef Valčík (1914–1942), soldier and resistance fighter * Ladislav Mňačko (1919–1994), Slovak writer and journalist * Bedřich Havlíček (1922–1994), regional historian and ethnographer

Twin towns – sister cities

Valašské Klobouky is twinned with: *

Zelów Zelów ( cs, Zelov; german: 1943–45 Sellau) is a town in Bełchatów County, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland, with 7,459 inhabitants (2020). History Zelów was probably founded in the 13th century, when it was part of fragmented Piast-ruled Pola ...

, Poland

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Valasske Klobouky Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Zlín District Moravian Wallachia