Zašová

Zašová
Municipality
View from the south
Flag Coat of arms
Zašová Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°28′27″N 18°2′40″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Zlín
District	Vsetín
First mentioned	1370
Area
• Total	22.53 km^2 (8.70 sq mi)
Elevation	338 m (1,109 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	3,084
• Density	140/km^2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	756 51
Website	www.zasova.cz

Zašová is a municipality and village in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,100 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Zašová consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

• Zašová (2,445)
• Veselá (526)

Geography

Zašová is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Vsetín and 39 km (24 mi) south of Ostrava. It extends into three natural regions: the central part of the municipal territory with the built-up area lies in the Rožnov Furrow valley, the northern part lies in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids mountain range, and the southern part lies in the Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains. The highest point is the Huštýn mountain at 748 m (2,454 ft) above sea level.

The brook Zašovský potok flows through the municipality and then joins the Rožnovská Bečva River, which crosses the municipality in the south.

History

Zašová was founded in the 14th century. From 1549, the village was owned by the Zierotin family. In 1985, the municipality of Veselá was merged with Zašová.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,894 —     1880 1,950 +3.0% 1890 2,027 +3.9% 1900 2,222 +9.6% 1910 2,263 +1.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 2,215 −2.1% 1930 2,543 +14.8% 1950 2,549 +0.2% 1961 2,688 +5.5% 1970 2,689 +0.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 2,587 −3.8% 1991 2,645 +2.2% 2001 2,750 +4.0% 2011 2,913 +5.9% 2021 2,971 +2.0%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

The I/35 road (part of the European route E442) from Valašské Meziříčí to the Czech-Slovak border passes through the municipality.

Zašová is located on the railway line Rožnov pod Radhoštěm–Kojetín.[6]

Sights

Church of the Visitation of Our Lady and the former monastery

The pilgrimage Church of the Visitation of Our Lady was built in the Baroque style in 1714 by the Zierotins, and thus replaced an old wooden church. Its most valuable decoration is the Gothic panel painting of the Madonna with Child on the Baroque main altar. It is a Marian image from the mid-15th century, associated with legends of miraculous healings and answered prayers.[7] A former Trinitarian monastery is adjacent to the church. The monastery was founded in 1725, but was abolished in 1783 by the decree of Joseph II. Today, the premises of the former monastery are used as a social welfare institution.[3]

Twin towns – sister cities

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

Zašová is twinned with:[8]

• Nová Ľubovňa, Slovakia

Zašová also cooperates with Veľký Meder and Vrútky in Slovakia.[8]

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. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Zašová. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "Detail stanice Zašová" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
7. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Zašová. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
8. "Partnerské obce" (in Czech). Obec Zašová. Retrieved 2020-10-09.

External links

• Official website