Valašské Klobouky

Valašské Klobouky
Town
Town square
Flag Coat of arms
Valašské Klobouky Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°8′26″N 18°0′27″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Zlín
District	Zlín
First mentioned	1341
Government
• Mayor	Josef Bělaška
Area
• Total	26.95 km^2 (10.41 sq mi)
Elevation	405 m (1,329 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	4,880
• Density	180/km^2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	766 17
Website	www.valasskeklobouky.cz

Valašské Klobouky (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvalaʃskɛː ˈkloboukɪ]; German: Wallachisch Klobouk) is a town in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,900 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.

Administrative division

Valašské Klobouky consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

• Valašské Klobouky (4,084)
• Lipina (219)
• Mirošov (86)
• Smolina (318)

Geography

Valašské Klobouky is located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Zlín. It lies on the border of the White Carpathians and the Vizovice Highlands, at the northern tip of the White Carpathians Protected Landscape Area. The highest point is the hill Stráně at 664 m (2,178 ft) above sea level. The town is situated in the valley of the Klobučka River.

History

Old Town Hall, now a museum

The first written mention of Klobouky is from 1341. It was part of the Brumov estate. In the 14th and 15th centuries, it was an economic centre of the estate. The village was promoted to a market town in 1356 and to a town in the 16th century. In the 17th century, Vlachs colonized the area and the name of the town changed to Valašské Klobouky.[3]

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.[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 3,364 —     1880 3,509 +4.3% 1890 3,764 +7.3% 1900 3,689 −2.0% 1910 3,727 +1.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 3,446 −7.5% 1930 3,364 −2.4% 1950 3,363 −0.0% 1961 4,026 +19.7% 1970 4,218 +4.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 4,692 +11.2% 1991 5,028 +7.2% 2001 5,191 +3.2% 2011 4,911 −5.4% 2021 4,707 −4.2%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

Transport

Valašské Klobouky is located on the railway line Vsetín–Bylnice.

Sights

Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

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, which is a traditional local craft.[7]

The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross was built in 1763. It has a Renaissance tower.[8]

On Královec Hill is an eponymous wooden observation tower. It is 21.5 m (71 ft) high.[9]

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

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Valašské Klobouky is twinned with:[10]

• Zelów, Poland

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
3. "Současnost města Valašské Klobouky" (in Czech). Město Valašské Klobouky. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
4. "Z historie Valašských Klobouk a jižního Valašska" (in Czech). Město Valašské Klobouky. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
5. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
6. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
7. "Městské muzeum ve Staré radnici a Červeném domě Valašské Klobouky" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
8. "Kostel Povýšení sv. Kříže" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
9. "Rozhledna Královec u Valašských Klobouků" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
10. "Partnerská města" (in Czech). Město Valašské Klobouky. Retrieved 2022-01-01.

External links

• Official website