Halenkov 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 2,300 inhabitants.

Geography

Halenkov is located about east 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 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 ...

. It briefly borders Slovakia in the south. It lies on the border between 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 ...

and

Maple Mountains The Maple Mountains, Javornik Mountains, or Javorniks (Czech and Slovak: ''Javorníky'') are a mountain range of the Slovak-Moravian Carpathians that forms part of the border between the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Its highest point is Veľký ...

. The highest point is the mountain Čerňanská Kyčera at above sea level. The built-up area is situated in the valley of the

Vsetínská Bečva The Vsetínská Bečva (also called Horní Bečva; , ''Obere Betsch'') is a river in the Czech Republic. It flows through the Zlín Region. It is the upper course of the Bečva, but usually it is considered a separate river. Until its confluence w ...

river. The whole territory of Halenkov lies in the

Beskydy Protected Landscape Area Beskydy Protected Landscape Area (PLA) (, abbreviated as ''CHKO Beskydy'') is the largest PLA in the Czech Republic. The area is . Geography Beskydy PLA lies in the south-eastern part of the Moravian Silesian and eastern part of Zlín regions, ...

History

Halenkov was founded in 1654 by Jiří Illésházy, a Hungarian nobleman who bought the Vsetín estate in 1652. Until the 19th century, it was an agricultural village. In the 19th century, Halenkov weas industrialized. In addition to several smaller factories, one of the

Gebrüder Thonet Gebrüder Thonet or the Thonet Brothers was a European furniture manufacturer. Three firms descended from the original company remain active today, in Germany (Thonet GmbH), Austria (Thonet Vienna) and the Czech Republic (TON). History Gebrüde ...

furniture factories was founded here in 1868. The railway was built in 1908.

Demographics

Transport

Halenkov is located on the railway line

–

Velké Karlovice Velké Karlovice is a municipality and village in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,400 inhabitants. The municipality lies on the Vsetínská Bečva River. Administrative division Velké Karlovice consists ...

Sights

The main landmark of Halenkov is the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. It was built in 1788.

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* {{authority control Villages in Vsetín District Populated places established in 1654