Valašská Polanka

Valašská Polanka
Valašská Polanka
Municipality
	Main street
	Flag Coat of arms
	Valašská Polanka Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°15′44″N 17°59′48″E / 49.26222°N 17.99667°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Zlín
District	Vsetín
First mentioned	1361
Area
• Total	12.36 km2 (4.77 sq mi)
Elevation	388 m (1,273 ft)
Population (2020-01-01)
• Total	1,440
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	756 11
Website	www.valasskapolanka.cz

Valašská Polanka is a municipality and village in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.

Valašská Polanka lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south of Vsetín, 25 km (16 mi) east of Zlín, and 274 km (170 mi) east of Prague.

Etymology

The name is derivered from the region of Moravian Wallachia (Czech: Valašsko) in which it lies, and the word polana which meant a field lined with forest.^[2]

History

The first written mention of Polanka is from 1361. The name of Valašská Polanka is used since 1929.^[2]

Gallery

Railway station
Church of St John

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
^ ^a ^b "Z historie naší obce" (in Czech). Obec Valašská Polanka. Retrieved 2020-10-31.

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[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.

[history-2] "Z historie naší obce" (in Czech). Obec Valašská Polanka. Retrieved 2020-10-31.

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