Zlín
Statutory city in Czech Republic / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the city. For the aircraft brand, see Zlin Aircraft.
Zlín (in 1949–1989 Gottwaldov; Czech pronunciation: [zliːn]; German: Zlin) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 74,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of the Zlín Region and it lies on the Dřevnice river. It is known as an industrial centre. The development of the modern city is closely connected to the Bata Shoes company and its social scheme, developed after World War I. A large part of Zlín is urbanistically and architecturally valuable and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.
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Zlín | |
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Coordinates: 49°13′59″N 17°40′1″E | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Region | Zlín |
District | Zlín |
First mentioned | 1322 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jiří Korec (ANO) |
Area | |
• Total | 102.83 km2 (39.70 sq mi) |
Elevation | 230 m (750 ft) |
Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 74,191 |
• Density | 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 760 01 |
Website | www |
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