Zubří
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| Basic data | |||||
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Zlínský kraj | ||||
| District : | Vsetín | ||||
| Area : | 2839 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 28 ' N , 18 ° 6' E | ||||
| Height: | 378 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 5,540 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 756 54 | ||||
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| Street: | Valašské Meziříčí - Rožnov pod Radhoštěm | ||||
| Railway connection: | Valašské Meziříčí – Rožnov pod Radhoštěm | ||||
| Next international airport : | Ostrava | ||||
| structure | |||||
| Status: | city | ||||
| Districts: | 1 | ||||
| administration | |||||
| Mayor : | Lubomír Vaculín (as of 2007) | ||||
| Address: | U Domoviny 234 756 54 Zubří |
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| Municipality number: | 545252 | ||||
| Website : | www.mesto-zubri.cz | ||||
Zubří (German Zubern ) is a city in the Czech Republic . It is located four kilometers west of Rožnov pod Radhoštěm in Moravian Wallachia and belongs to the Okres Vsetín .
geography
The town lies on the right bank of the Rožnovská Bečva between the mountain ranges of the Wsetin Mountains and the Moravian-Silesian Beskids . The European road 442 / state road 35 leads through Zubří from Hranice to Slovakia . To the southeast lies the 522 m high Hradisko with the ruins of Rožnov Castle.
history
The place was founded in 1310. Zubří was part of the Rosenau rule .
After the abolition of patrimonial, Zubří became an independent municipality in 1850. Previously, Georg Palacký, František Palacký's father, was the last successor of Zubří.
With the local railway Wallachisch Meseritsch – Rožnau inaugurated in 1892, Zubern received a railway connection. On February 22, 2002, Zubří was granted city rights.
In addition to embroidery, the town also cultivates the traditional craft of broom making from birch veins.
Attractions
- City Museum Na Petrohradě
- Church of St. Catherine, built in 1785 with funds from the Religionsfonds
- Chapel of the Holy Spirit ( Kaple sv.Ducha ), laying of the foundation stone in 1995 by John Paul II , consecrated on June 11, 2000
- Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk's equestrian monument , relief from Zuberner sandstone, created in 1990 by Marius Kotrba
Town twinning
- Furth an der Triesting , Austria
- Palárikovo , Slovakia
- Rosdorf , Germany, since 1993; This lively partnership was awarded the European Diploma on June 29, 2006 by the Council of Europe. Zubří is the only place in the Czech Republic that has received this award, which has so far been awarded 27 times.
sons and daughters of the town
- Tomáš Číp (* 1989), handball player
- Jakub Hrstka (* 1990), handball player
