The Vizovice Highlands (Czech : Vizovická vrchovina) are highlands and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the Zlín and South Moravian regions. It is named after the town of Vizovice.
The Vizovice Highlands are a mesoregion of the Slovak-Moravian Carpathians within the Outer Western Carpathians. The highlands are further subdivided into the microregions of Fryšták Furrow, Zlín Highlands, Komonec Mountains, Luhačovice Highlands and Hluk Uplands. [1]
There are a lot of medium-high hills. The highest peaks are located in the ridge of Komonec Mountains in the northeastern part of the territory. The highest peaks of the Vizovice Highlands are:
The territory has a relatively regular shape and stretches from southwest to northeast. The region has an area of 1,399 square kilometres (540 sq mi) and an average elevation of 339 m (1,112 ft). [2]
The area is rich in streams, but there are no significant rivers. The most important rivers are the Dřevnice in the north, the Olšava in the centre and the Velička in the south. They all flow from east to west and are the tributaries of the Morava, which flows along the western border of the territory, just outside of it.
The most populated settlements located in whole or in large part in the territory are the city of Zlín and the towns of Uherský Brod, Veselí nad Moravou, Napajedla, Slavičín, Luhačovice, Vizovice, Bojkovice, Fryšták and Slušovice. The towns of Uherské Hradiště and Otrokovice also significantly extends into the Vizovice Highlands.
The Bílé Karpaty Protected Landscape Area extends into the Vizovice Highlands in the east.
Zlín Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the south-eastern part of the historical region of Moravia. It is named after its capital Zlín. Together with the Olomouc Region it forms a cohesion area of Central Moravia. It is located in the eastern part of the Czech Republic, where the borders with Slovakia are formed by its eastern edge. It borders the South Moravian Region in the southwest, the Olomouc Region in the northwest and the Moravian-Silesian Region in the north. Culturally, the region is composed of parts of three traditional Moravian regions: Haná, the Moravian Slovakia and the Moravian Wallachia, as the city of Zlín lies roughly at their tripoint.
Uherské Hradiště is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 25,000 inhabitants. The agglomeration with the two neighbouring towns of Staré Město and Kunovice has over 37,000 inhabitants.
Uherský Brod is a town in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.
Bojkovice is a town in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,400 inhabitants.
Luhačovice is a spa town in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,100 inhabitants. It is known for the largest spa in Moravia and for architecturally valuable buildings designed by the architect Dušan Jurkovič. The historic town centre with the spa infrastructure is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.
Vlčnov is a municipality and village in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,000 inhabitants. The municipality is known for viticulture and for the folklore festival Ride of the Kings, which is on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List.
Fryšták is a town in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,800 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.
Uherské Hradiště District is a district in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Uherské Hradiště.
Zlín District is a district in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Zlín.
Hodonín District is a district in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Hodonín.
Moravian-Silesian Foothills are foothills and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic.
Šumice is a municipality and village in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.
Záhorovice is a municipality and village in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.
Pozlovice is a market town in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.
The Slovak-Moravian Carpathians are the mountain ranges along the border of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Before the Treaty of Trianon in 1920, it was known in Hungarian as Magyar-morva határhegység 'the Hungarian-Moravian border mountains'.
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