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/

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.

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.[1] Geologically the Zlin Region is within the Vizovice Highlands.

Contents

Districts

Cities and towns

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

References

  1. ^ "Kriminalita Zlínského kraje" (in Czech). Police of the Czech Repuhlic. http://www.policie.cz/clanek/o-nas-krajske-reditelstvi-policie-zlinskeho-kraje-528738.aspx. Retrieved 14 September 2011. 

External links

Districts of the Zlín Region