Valašské Meziříčí 4 Notable residents who were born here
Valašské Meziříčí (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvalaʃskɛː ˈmɛzɪr̝iːtʃiː]; German: Wallachisch Meseritsch) is a town in the Zlín Region, the Czech Republic. The town has 27,960 inhabitants.
• Tomáš Berdych - tennis player
Vsetínská Bečva and Rožnovská Bečva rivers join in the town to form the Bečva River.
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• Markéta Irglová - Academy Award winning songwriter and actress • Milan Baroš - football player
Main sights
• Tereza Huříková - professional road cyclist and mountain biker
• The Kinský Château • The Moravská Gobelínová Manufaktura
5 External links
• The Žerotín Château
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• Media related to Valašské Meziříčí at Wikimedia Commons • Official website (Czech)
History
• Official website (English)
The first mention of Valasske Mezirici dates from the 13th century. The name comes from the words “mezirici” (between-rivers).
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International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic
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Twin towns
Valašské Meziříčí is twinned with: •
Bussum, Netherlands (1990)
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Čadca, Slovakia (1998)
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Partizánske, Slovakia (2012)
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Budva, Montenegro (2001)
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Čačak, Serbia (2005)
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Sevlievo, Bulgaria (2005) 1
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6 TEXT AND IMAGE SOURCES, CONTRIBUTORS, AND LICENSES
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Text and image sources, contributors, and licenses
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Text
• Valašské Meziříčí Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vala%C5%A1sk%C3%A9_Mezi%C5%99%C3%AD%C4%8D%C3%AD? oldid=713602441 Contributors: Pavel Vozenilek, Kwamikagami, Darwinek, Mikeshk, Miaow Miaow, FlaBot, RussBot, Attilios, Yopie, Jan.Kamenicek, Ser Amantio di Nicolao, Thijs!bot, Marek69, Roelzzz, JAnDbot, ALadinN, Plutonium27, Atilladrjb, Lisatwo, Jfblanc, MystBot, Addbot, Krenakarore, DrFO.Tn.Bot, Luckas-bot, LucienBOT, ILoveKorea, RedBot, EmausBot, John of Reading, Frglz, MasterMind5991, JoshFreemanOrg, Attta, Tentinator, Zhengan and Anonymous: 14
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Images
• File:Czechia_-_background_map.png Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/Czechia_-_background_map. png License: Public domain Contributors: Made my myself from free maps available at www.demis.nl Original artist: Caroig • File:Czechia_-_outline_map.svg Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Czechia_-_outline_map.svg License: CC BY-SA 3.0 Contributors: Own work Original artist: Caroig • File:Flag-map_of_Zlin_Region.svg Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Flag-map_of_Zlin_Region.svg License: CC BY-SA 3.0 Contributors: Own work Original artist: Darwinek • File:Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg License: Public domain Contributors: The flag of Bulgaria. The colors are specified at http://www.government.bg/cgi-bin/e-cms/vis/vis.pl?s=001&p=0034& n=000005&g= as: Original artist: SKopp • File:Flag_of_Montenegro.svg Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg License: Public domain Contributors: Own work Original artist: B1mbo, Froztbyte • File:Flag_of_Serbia.svg Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg License: Public domain Contributors: From http://www.parlament.gov.rs/content/cir/o_skupstini/simboli/simboli.asp. Original artist: sodipodi.com • File:Flag_of_Slovakia.svg Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg License: Public domain Contributors: Own work; here, colors Original artist: SKopp • File:Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg License: Public domain Contributors: Own work Original artist: Zscout370 • File:Náměstí_ve_Valašském_Meziříčí_2.jpg Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/N%C3%A1m%C4% 9Bst%C3%AD_ve_Vala%C5%A1sk%C3%A9m_Mezi%C5%99%C3%AD%C4%8D%C3%AD_2.jpg License: CC-BY-SA-3.0 Contributors: Own work Original artist: Miraceti • File:Red_pog.svg Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0c/Red_pog.svg License: Public domain Contributors: ? Original artist: ? • File:Valasske_Mezirici_prapor.png Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Valasske_Mezirici_prapor.png License: Public domain Contributors: ? Original artist: ? • File:Valasske_Mezirici_znak.png Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/Valasske_Mezirici_znak.png License: Public domain Contributors: ? Original artist: ?
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Content license
• Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0