Vrbátky village.
Vrbátky village is located about 8 km northeast of Prostejov. It is surrounded by a pleasant landscape, fertile furrows of the Haná river. Kosíř, Haná Mountain (443m asl) on the horizon
Preserved remains of settlements fall in the Stone Age, people of culture with linear ceramics, it is a period of 5700 BC When building a house on the road to Blatec (part of the village on the bank) in 1925 was ensured BC At that time the inhabitants knew iron already, decorated the vessels with geometric patterns, commas, dots and rosettes.
The establishment of a municipal library in 1898 also contributed to the development of cultural and social life in the village. The first librarian was appointed by Mr. Ondřej Procházka, the head teacher of the local school. In 1925 the library had 791 volumes, today the book collection is close to 5, 000 volumes. Since 2003, the library has been located in the new OÚ building on the ground floor.
The favorable development of the late 19th century seemed to continue at the beginning of the 20th century. However, it has been a disaster for the second decade. After the Sarajevo assassination on June 28, 1914, the Emperor denounced Serbia on July 30, 1914. The extraordinary war measures brought dearness, usury, extreme poverty and hunger. The records in the chronicle of that time are sad: 13 fallen, 17 missing, 11 disabled. Freedom and the declaration of independent Czechoslovakia on 28 October 1918 brought relief, but for many years the misery, hardships and wounds of people left by the war have remained. Monument to the fallen victims of the First World. War was built in Vrbatkách relatively late - only in 1931. Slim granite pyramid with the names of victims of the first St.. War was solemnly unveiled on 15 8th 1931 with the great participation of citizens. On the names of the fallen and missing citizens from the 1st St. In the war, the names of those who perished during the fascist rule were added to the monument. Natives of Vrbátek - Ing. Leopold Sramek, prof. Jaroslav Novotný.
To date, 872 inhabitants live in Vrbatky and 1586 people are counted in all the merged municipalities.