Slavičín () is a town in
Zlín District in the
Zlín Region of the
Czech Republic. It has about 6,200 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Villages of Divnice, Hrádek na Vlárské dráze and Nevšová are administrative parts of Slavičín.
Geography
Slavičín is located about southeast of
Zlín. It lies in the
Vizovice Highlands, on the Říka stream.
History
The first written mention of Slavičín is from 1141. For centuries, it was mostly an agricultural village where the craft did not flourish much. In 1860 a tannery was founded here, which was later expanded by a shoe factory. In 1936, an engineering company was established and Slavičín became an industrial village. After the
World War II Slavičín further expanded, and in 1964 it became a town.
Demographics
Sights
The cemetery Church of Saint Adalbert is the oldest building in the town. The original church was from the 13th century. After it was destroyed by a fire, it was completely rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1897.
The Slavičín Castle was built in the Baroque style in 1750. Today it serves as a restaurant.
Notable people
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Lumír Krejčí (born 1972), biochemist
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Tomáš Řepka (born 1974), footballer
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Tomáš Polách
Tomáš Polách (born 16 January 1977 in Slavičín) is a Czech football midfielder. He retired from professional football in 2014. He played for most of his career in Slovácko and Zbrojovka Brno.
On 14 November 2023, Polách was appointed as t ...
(born 1977), footballer
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Lenny Trčková (born 1978), presenter and model
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Petra Polášková
Petra Polášková is a retired Czech football midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive m ...
(born 1979), footballer
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Stanislav Polčák
Stanislav Polčák (born 21 February 1980) is a Czech lawyer and politician who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019.
On 20 June 2022 Polčák has suspended his membership in the Mayors and Independents
The Mayors and ...
(born 1980), politician
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Aleš Urbánek (born 1980), footballer
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Zdeněk Hřib (born 1981), politician,
Mayor of Prague
Twin towns – sister cities
Slavičín is
twinned
Twinning (making a twin of) may refer to:
* In biology and agriculture, producing two offspring (i.e., twins) at a time, or having a tendency to do so;
* Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning
* Twinning inst ...
with:
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Horná Súča, Slovakia
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Horné Srnie
Horné Srnie ( hu, Felsőszernye) is a village and municipality in Trenčín District in the Trenčín Region of north-western Slovakia.
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1439.
Geography
The municipality lies at ...
, Slovakia
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Nová Dubnica, Slovakia
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Uhrovec, Slovakia
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Slavicin
Cities and towns in the Czech Republic
Populated places in Zlín District