Zašová
Municipality
View from the south
View from the south
Flag of Zašová
Flag
Coat of arms of Zašová
Coat of arms
Zašová is located in Czech Republic
Zašová
Zašová
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°28′27″N 18°2′40″E / 49.47417°N 18.04444°E / 49.47417; 18.04444
Country Czech Republic
RegionZlín
DistrictVsetín
First mentioned1370
Area
 • Total22.53 km2 (8.70 sq mi)
Elevation
338 m (1,109 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total3,096
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
756 51
Websitewww.zasova.cz

Zašová is a municipality and village in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,100 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Veselá is an administrative part od Zašová.

Geography

Zubří is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Vsetín and 39 km (24 mi) south of Ostrava. It extends into three natural regions: the central part of the municipal territory with the built-up area lies in the Rožnov Furrow valley, the northern part lies in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids mountain range, and the southern part lies in the Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains. The highest point is the Huštýn mountain at 748 m (2,454 ft) above sea level.

The Zašovský Brook flows through the municipality and then joins the Rožnovská Bečva river, which crosses the municipality in the south.

History

Zašová was founded in the 14th century. From 1549, the village was owned by the Zierotin family. In 1985, the municipality of Veselá was merged with Zašová.[2]

Sights

Church of the Visitation of Our Lady and the former monastery

The pilgrimage Church of the Visitation of Our Lady was built in the Baroque style in 1714 by the Zierotins, and thus replaced an old wooden church. Its most valuable decoration is the Gothic panel painting of the Madonna with Child on the Baroque main altar. It is a Marian image from the mid-15th century, associated with legends of miraculous healings and answered prayers.[3] A former Trinitarian monastery is adjacent to the church. The monastery was founded in 1725, but was abolished in 1783 by the decree of Joseph II. Today, the premises of the former monastery are used as a social welfare institution.[2]

Twin towns – sister cities

Zašová is twinned with:[4]

Zašová also cooperates with Veľký Meder and Vrútky in Slovakia.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. 1 2 "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Zašová. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  3. ↑ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Zašová. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  4. 1 2 "Partnerské obce" (in Czech). Obec Zašová. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
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