Vlachovice (Zlín District)
Municipality in Zlín, Czech Republic From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vlachovice [ˈvʊləxəˈvitsɛ] is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.
Vlachovice | |
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,_křižovatka.jpg) Main intersection in Vlachovice | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Vlachovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°7′26″N 17°56′24″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Zlín |
| District | Zlín |
| First mentioned | 1261 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.38 km2 (8.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 339 m (1,112 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,477 |
| • Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 763 24 |
| Website | www |
Vlachovice lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) south-east of Zlín and 276 km (171 mi) south-east of Prague.
The village of Vrbětice is an administrative part of Vlachovice.
In 2014, a series of explosions occurred in a military warehouse in the village of Vrbětice. Presumably, the explosion was caused by the Russian GRU agents.[2]
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