Zlín Region

Zlín Region (Zlínský kraj)
Region
Constructivism buildings in Zlín
Flag Symbol
Country	Czech Republic
Districts	Kroměříž District, Uherské Hradiště District, Vsetín District, Zlín District
Capital	Zlín
Highest point	Čertův mlýn
- elevation	1,206 m (3,957 ft)
Area	3,964 km2 (1,531 sq mi)
Population	597,051 (March 2011)
Density	151 / km2 (391 / sq mi)
Governor	Stanislav Mišák
ISO 3166-2	CZ-ZL
Licence plate	Z
Website: http://www.kr-zlinsky.cz/

Districts of Zlín Region

Zlín Region (Czech: Zlínský kraj) is an administrative unit (Czech: kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the central-eastern part of the historical region of Moravia. It is named after its capital Zlín.

It is also the only region of the Czech Republic which did not have any significant German-speaking enclaves or borderlands before 1945.

According to government statistics, the Zlín Region is the safest region in the Czech Republic; it has the lowest number of assaults, rapes, suicides and road accidents in the country. Geologically the Zlin Region is within the Vizovice Highlands.

Districts

• Kroměříž District
• Uherské Hradiště District
• Vsetín District
• Zlín District

Cities and towns

Towns with a population of over 5,000 (as of March 1, 2003):

• Zlín
• Brumov-Bylnice
• Bystřice pod Hostýnem
• Chropyně
• Holešov
• Hulín
• Kroměříž
• Kunovice
• Luhačovice
• Napajedla
• Otrokovice
• Rožnov pod Radhoštěm
• Slavičín
• Staré Město
• Uherské Hradiště
• Uherský Brod
• Valašské Klobouky
• Valašské Meziříčí
• Vsetín

External links

• Zlínský kraj Official website (English)
• Zlínský kraj Official website (Czech)
• Region statistics