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Vsetín
Sign in to saveVsetín () is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 25,000 inhabitants. It is located in the Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains on the Vsetínská Bečva River.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Vsetín
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Kamenná kašna na Horním náměstí.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Horní náměstí and the Old Town Hall
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Vsetín.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of arms of Vsetín.svg
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Zlín
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Vsetín
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Czech Republic
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- 1
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in the Czech Republic
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Jiří Čunek
- Settlement.leader_party
- KDU-ČSL
- Settlement.established_title
- First mentioned
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Wsetin
- Country
- Czech Republic
- Population
- 25185
- Area
- 57.607343
- Elevation
- 342
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Head of government
- Jiří Čunek
- Shares border with
- Ratiboř
- Official website
- www.mestovsetin.cz
- Image
- Vsetin - pohled ze zamecke veze 1.JPG
- Licence plate code
- Z
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- twinned administrative body
- Stará Ľubovňa
- Commons category
- Vsetín
- time of earliest written record
- 1297-01-17
- contains settlement
- Semetín
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Vsetín
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Vsetín
- topic's main category
- Category:Vsetín
- postal code
- 755 01
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- native label
- Vsetín
- historical region
- Moravia
- number of houses
- 2356
- mean age
- 44.5
- phone number
- +420-571-491-111
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Encyclopedic overview
19 sectionsContents
- Administrative division
- Etymology
- Geography
- Climate
- History
- 14th–16th centuries
- 17th–18th centuries
- 19th century
- 20th century
- Demographics
- Economy
- Transport
- Culture
- Sport
- Sights
- Notable people
- Twin towns – sister cities
- References
- External links
Vsetín () is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 25,000 inhabitants. It is located in the Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains on the Vsetínská Bečva River.
The most important noble owners of Vsetín were the Counts of Illésházy, who ruled the town for almost 180 years. Originally a small town, Vsetín has become an important centre of industrial, economic, cultural and sporting life during the 20th century. The main landmark of the town is the Renaissance Vsetín Castle.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vsetín” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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