The Zlín region of the Czech Republic is located along the border with Slovakia. It has a population of around 600,000 people and an unemployment rate of 7.6%. The economy is based on agriculture such as wheat, barley, sugar beets and fruits as well as industry like textiles, leather, rubber and engineering. Tourism is also important as the region contains two protected landscape areas that make up 30% of the territory including the Bílé Karpaty biosphere reserve. There are also many historical castles and monuments across the region.
3. Location
Geographical position
The Zlín region half the Czech border with
Slovakia.
There are three border counties- Vsetín, Zlín
and Uherské Hradiště. It borders three
regions –Jihomoravský region, Olomoucký
region and Moravskoslezský region.
4. Population
Population - 600,617
Unemployment: about 7.6%
Density: 151 inhab. / Km 2
It is the 8th place in the region
5. Economy
Agriculture: Agricultural land: 50% (of which
65% is arable land)
The lower area – wheat, barley, sugar beet, fruit,
grapes (district UH), garlic, pigs, cattle
Higher area – barley, oats, potatoes, cattle,
sheep
6. Economy
Industry - textile and leather, rubber, engineering
Minerals - It is important deposits of building
stone, limestone, brick clay, and to a limited
extent, oil and natural gas.
Transport - Zlín Region manages a total of 1,767
km of roads II. and III. classes, including 714
bridges and bridges. Ongoing modernization
here.
7. Tourism
The Zlín region has a large area of protected
landscape territory. Large territory includes two
protected landscape area, Beskydy and the Bíle
Karpaty, which includes roughly 30% of the
territory. Bílé Karpaty are among the six
UNESCO biosphere reserves in the Czech
Republic
8. Monuments
On the territory of the region is also 39
natural reserves, of which 6 national and 129
natural monuments, 2 national.
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10. Zlín
The Zlín region is geographically very
interesting.
West: mountains Chřiby, Dolnomoravský and
Hornomoravský úval
East: Bílé Karpaty, Moravsko- Slezské
Beskydy.
The largest river is
the Morava.