Města a obce online - Valašské Klobouky

The contemporary town

Valašské Klobouky

Valašské Klobouky is situated in the northern part of the protected landscape area called Bílé Karpaty, which was pronounced for a biospheric reserve of UNESCO.

The first written mention of existence of the town Klobouky relates to the archaelogical findings of pre-Slavonic settlement. As early as in 1356 Klobouky was given the status of  Hradiště (a fortified settlement), but Klobouky became a real town in the sense of the word in the 16^th century. Due to lot of liberties Klobouky functioned as an economic centre and a strong centre of the domain then of Brumov. That is why after 1848 Klobouky became a seat of district authorities of  South Wallachia. In 1949 the division of district function was abolished (untill that time there were jurisdiction and political districts). Klobouky kept the status of the district until1960, when the next administrative reform incorporated the south Wallachian district into the disrict of Gottwaldov (since1990 Zlín).

Number of population: (on the 1^st March 2001) 5.215 (including integrated villages Lipina, Mirošov and Smolina)

Area: 1.411 ha

Altitude: 405 m

Historical names: Clobuk, Klobúky, Klobouky, since the eighties of the 19^th century Valašské Klobouky

Symbol description: a high black hat bordered with a blue ribbon with a brooch situated above a green triple hill

In the town there are hotels Alfacentrum and U Nádraží, few restaurants and coffees, a rest house Koliba, RRS Jelenovská, the protected area Královec, a cinema, a swimming pool, a stadium and several gyms. In the network of welfare services to citizens also the subdivisions of the Commercial Bank, GE Capital Bank and Česká Spořitelna (Czech Savings Bank) partake. In the polyclinic building there are surgeries of physicians, specialists and dentists, laboratories and the chemist's. Also the Pension and the House with home care service are in the service of the citizens of the town and the neighbourhood. Current shop network by all means suffices the inhabitants of the town and the neighbourhood.