Zlín Region

Zlín Region Zlínský kraj
Region
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Czech Republic
Capital	Zlín
Districts	Uherské Hradiště District, Vsetín District, Zlín District
Government
• Governor	Stanislav Mišák
Area
• Total	3,963.55 km2 (1,530.34 sq mi)
Highest elevation	1,206 m (3,957 ft)
Population (March 2011)
• Total	597,051
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	CZ-ZL
Vehicle registration	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.^[1] 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

References

1. ↑ "Kriminalita Zlínského kraje" (in Czech). Police of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 14 September 2011. 

External links

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

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Coordinates: 49°14′7.9″N 17°41′56.3″E / 49.235528°N 17.698972°E / 49.235528; 17.698972