Zlín Region
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| Zlín Region (Zlínský kraj) | |||
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 Constructivism buildings in Zlín
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| Country | Czech Republic | ||
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| 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 | ||
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| 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.
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[edit] Districts
[edit] 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
[edit] References
- ^ "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.
[edit] 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
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