Valašské Klobouky

Valašské Klobouky (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvalaʃskɛː ˈkloboukɪ]; German: Wallachisch Klobouk) is a small town in the Zlín Region, Czech Republic. It has approximately 5,000 inhabitants.

Valašské Klobouky
Town
Town square
Flag
Coat of arms
Valašské Klobouky
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°8′26″N 18°0′43″E
CountryCzech Republic
RegionZlín
DistrictZlín
Government
 • MayorEliška Olšáková
Area
 • Total26.94 km2 (10.40 sq mi)
Elevation
405 m (1,329 ft)
Population
 (2019-01-01[1])
 • Total4,951
 • Density180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
766 17
Websitewww.valasskeklobouky.cz

Location

The town lies in the valley of the Klobučka River on the border of the White Carpathians and the Vizovické Hills at the northern tip of the Protected Landscape Area of the White Carpathians, which was included on the list of UNESCO biosphere reserves in 1996.

Parts of the town
  • Valašské Klobouky
  • Lipina
  • Mirošov
  • Smolina

Notable people

Controversy

In 2016, the concert of Czech black metal bands Root and Törr was canceled, after the local church has protested the event, supposedly due to the band's satanist ideology. After the city canceled the show, it had faced a major backlash, even by national media.

Twin towns — sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Valašské Klobouky is twinned with:[2]

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gollark: Um. *How* do you actually solve that?
gollark: That's annoying to pronounce.
gollark: Arguably, this is just "a geometric sequence plus a constant".
gollark: You're just saying that because you can't see the highly well hidden attack.

References
  1. "Population of municipalities of the Czech republic". Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  2. http://www.valasskeklobouky.cz/partnerska%2Dmesta/ds-20533



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