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Valašské Meziříčí

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- summer (DST)
  
CEST (UTC+2)

Local time
  
Tuesday 2:26 AM

Elevation
  
294 m

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Weather
  
7°C, Wind N at 14 km/h, 92% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Zámek Kinských, Hvězdárna Valašské Meziříčí, Faunapark, Park Botanika, Kaple svatého Rocha

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Valašské Meziříčí ( [ˈvalaʃskɛː ˈmɛzɪr̝iːtʃiː]; German: Wallachisch Meseritsch), colloquially Valmez, is a town in the Zlín Region, the Czech Republic. The town has 27,960 inhabitants.

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Map of Valasske Mezirici, Czechia

The Vsetínská Bečva and Rožnovská Bečva rivers join in the town to form the Bečva River.

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Main sights

  • The Kinský Château
  • The Moravská Gobelínová Manufaktura
  • The Žerotín Château

    • History

    The first mention of Valašské Meziříčí dates from the 13th century. The name comes from "mezi-říčí" (being between rivers); the centre is in the wedge of the confluencing Rožnovská Bečva and Vsetínská Bečva rivers. The adjective specifies that this town is located in Moravian Wallachia.

    Twin towns

    Valašské Meziříčí is twinned with:

  • Bussum, Netherlands (1990)
  • Čadca, Slovakia (1998)
  • Partizánske, Slovakia (2012)
  • Budva, Montenegro (2001)
  • Čačak, Serbia (2005)
  • Sevlievo, Bulgaria (2005)

    • Notable residents who were born here

  • Tomáš Berdych - tennis player
  • Markéta Irglová - Academy Award winning songwriter and actress
  • Milan Baroš - football player
  • Tereza Huříková - professional road cyclist and mountain biker

    • References

    Valašské Meziříčí Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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