Dolní 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 1,900 inhabitants.

Geography

Dolní 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 ...

. It lies on the border between 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

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 highest point is the

Radhošť Radhošť () is a mountain in the Czech Republic. It has an elevation of and belongs to the Moravian-Silesian Beskids mountain range. It is located in Dolní Bečva and Trojanovice municipalities in the Zlín Region, Zlín and Moravian-Silesian ...

mountain at above sea level, whose peak lies on the municipal border. The municipality is situated on the right bank of 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.

History

The first written mention of Dolní Bečva is from 1597.

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 * ** E48, E49 Karlovy Vary ** E55 Teplice ** E65 Turnov ** E67 Hradec Králové ** E462 Olomouc * ** 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.

Sights

In the centre of Dolní Bečva is the Church of Saint Anthony of Padua. It was built in the Neo-Romanesque style in 1906. On the Radhošť mountain there are the Chapel of Saints Cyril and Methodius and the Radegast statue by

Albin Polasek Albin Polasek (; February 14, 1879 – May 19, 1965) was a Austria-Hungarian–born American sculptor and educator. A practicing artist, he also headed the sculpture department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He created more th ...

(the original from 1931 was replaced with a copy in 1998).

Twin towns – sister cities

Dolní Bečva is twinned with: *

Kamenec pod Vtáčnikom Kamenec may refer to: Places Czech Republic * Kamenec (Rokycany District), a municipality and village in the Plzeň Region *Kamenec, a village and part of Jílové in the Ústí nad Labem Region *Kamenec, a village and part of Stráž nad Ohří in ...

, Slovakia

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dolni Becva Villages in Vsetín District