The Statutory City of Zlín is a natural center of the Zlín Region and is situated in the Dřevnice valley on the border of the Hostýn and Vizovice Hills. Zlín has a rich history dating back to the Middle Ages, and the city developed greatly during the era of the Baťa shoe family, who built a modern agglomeration with a number of unique functionalist buildings. In 1949 the city was renamed Gottwaldov and in 1990 back to Zlín. At present it is the commercial, industrial and cultural center of East Moravia.
Sights, tourism, attractions:
- Museum of Southeast Moravia
- Chateau Zlín, Václav Chad Gallery
- Shoe Museum
- Baťa Skyscraper (seat of the Regional Office of the Zlín Region)
- Bata Villa (seat of Tomas Bata Foundation)
- Tomas Bata Memorial
- Hotel Social House (now Hotel Moskva)
- Film Studios, Big Cinema
- Church of Virgin Mary Helper of Christians (housing estate Jižní Svahy) Evangelical bone, chapel in Kudlov
- Congress Center Zlín by architect Eva Jiřičné (seat of the Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic in Zlín)
- Zlín Zoo, Lešná Zoo and Chateau
- International Film Festival for Children and Youth, Zlín Film Festival.
All news and information can be found on the website of the City of Zlín.