Prostřední Bečva | |
|---|---|
 Church of Saint Zdislava | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Prostřední Bečva Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°26′10″N 18°15′7″E / 49.43611°N 18.25194°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Zlín |
| District | Vsetín |
| Founded | 1703 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.47 km2 (9.06 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 470 m (1,540 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,809 |
| • Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 756 56 |
| Website | www |
Prostřední Bečva is a municipality and village in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,800 inhabitants.
Geography
Prostřední Bečva is located about 21 kilometres (13 mi) northeast of Vsetín and 47 km (29 mi) northeast of Zlín.
The southern part of the municipality with the village lies in the Rožnov Furrow valley. The northern part lies in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids. The municipal border leads over the peaks of several important mountains, including Čertův mlýn at 1,206 metres (3,957 ft), Radegast at 1,106 metres (3,629 ft), Tanečnice at 1,084 metres (3,556 ft), Skalka at 1,037 metres (3,402 ft), and over the Pustevny mountain saddle at 1,017 metres (3,337 ft).
History
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Prostřední Bečva was founded in 1703.[2]
Sights
Pustevny mountain saddle is famous for Libušín and Maměnka mountain cottages. These Art Nouveau folk buildings were built by Dušan Jurkovič in 1898 and are protected as national cultural monuments. A wooden belfry in Pustevny was also designed by Jurkovič.[3]
References
- ↑ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ↑ "Obec Prostřední Bečva" (in Czech). Obec Prostřední Bečva. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
- ↑ "Pustevny – útulny Libušín a Maměnka" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
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