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{{Short description|City in the Czech Republic}} {{About|the city|the aircraft brand|Zlin Aircraft}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Zlín | other_name = | settlement_type = [[Statutory city (Czech Republic)|Statutory city]]  | image_skyline = Skyscraper_"21st_Building".jpg | image_caption = Iconic constructivist [[Baťa's Skyscraper]] | image_flag = Flag of Zlin.svg | image_shield = CZ Zlin COA.svg | image_blank_emblem = Zlín Logo.png | blank_emblem_type = [[Wordmark]]  | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{CZE}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of the Czech Republic|Region]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Zlín Region|Zlín]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of the Czech Republic|District]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Zlín District|Zlín]]  | image_map = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Czech Republic | pushpin_relief = 1 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic | coordinates = {{coord|49|13|59|N|17|40|1|E|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes =  | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Jiří Korec | leader_party = [[ANO 2011|ANO]]  | established_title = First mentioned | established_date = 1322  | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 102.83  | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 230  | population_as_of = 2026-01-01 | population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |title=Population in municipalities as at 1. 1.|url=https://data.csu.gov.cz/datastat/data/VYBER/OBY02AT02|work=DataStat|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|date=2026-05-18}}</ref> | population_total = 74917 | population_density_km2 = auto  | timezone1 = [[Central European Time|CET]] | utc_offset1 = +1 | timezone1_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] | utc_offset1_DST = +2  | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 760 01 | area_code_type = | area_code =  | website = {{URL|https://www.zlin.eu/en/}} | footnotes = }} '''Zlín''' (in 1949–1989 '''Gottwaldov'''; {{IPA|cs|zliːn}}; {{langx|de|Zlin}}) is a city in the [[Czech Republic]]. It has about 75,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of the [[Zlín Region]] and it lies on the [[Dřevnice]] River. It is known as an industrial centre. The development of the modern city is closely connected to the [[Bata Corporation|Bata Shoes]] company and its social scheme, developed after [[World War I]]. A large part of Zlín is urbanistically and architecturally valuable and is protected as an [[Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones|urban monument zone]].

==Administrative division== Zlín consists of 16 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):<ref>{{cite web |title=Public Census 2021 – basic data|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4690&katalog=33475&pvo=SLD21043-CO|work=Public Database|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|language=cs|date=2022}}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=12em}} *Zlín (48,317) *Prštné (3,345) *Louky (1,027) *Mladcová (2,525) *Příluky (2,931) *Jaroslavice (822) *Kudlov (2,195) *Malenovice (7,156) *Chlum (144) *Klečůvka (332) *Kostelec (1,909) *Lhotka (235) *Lužkovice (634) *Salaš (195) *Štípa (1,798) *Velíková (613) {{div col end}}

Prštné, Louky, Mladcová, Příluky, Jaroslavice, Kudlov and Malenovice are urbanistically fused with the Zlín proper. They are sometimes called Zlín II–VIII, which was part of their name at the time when they were administratively merged with Zlín.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vyhláška č. 22/1949 Sb.|url=https://www.zakonyprolidi.cz/cs/1949-22|work=Zákony pro lidi|language=cs|access-date=2025-01-17}}</ref>

==Etymology== There are several legends about the origin of the name of the city, according to which it was derived from {{lang|cs|slín}} (i.e. '[[marl]]') or {{lang|cs|zlaté jablko}} (i.e. 'golden apple'). However, the name Zlín was most likely derived from the old personal [[Slavs|Slavic]] name Zla, Zlen or Zleš.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kde se objevil Zlín? A nazývalo se někdy město Zlaté japko? Pátráme po tom, jak vzniklo jméno krajského města|url=https://zlin.rozhlas.cz/kde-se-objevil-zlin-a-nazyvalo-se-nekdy-mesto-zlate-japko-patrame-po-tom-jak-7636338|publisher=[[Czech Radio]]|language=cs|date=2018-10-09|access-date=2021-12-31}}</ref>

From 1949 to 1989, the city was renamed Gottwaldov after the first communist president of Czechoslovakia [[Klement Gottwald]]. On 1 January 1990, the city's name was changed back to Zlín.<ref name=hist3>{{cite web |title=Regional centre of Southeast Moravia|url=https://www.zlin.eu/en/regional-centre-of-southeast-moravia|publisher=City of Zlín|access-date=2025-08-10}}</ref>

==Geography== Zlín is located about {{convert|70|km}} east of [[Brno]]. It forms an urban area together with the town of [[Otrokovice]]. The territory of the city lies in the [[Vizovice Highlands]]. The highest point is the hill Tlustá hora at {{convert|458|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The [[Dřevnice]] River flows through the city. The Fryšták Reservoir is situated in the northern part of the municipal territory.

===Climate=== Zlín's climate is classified as [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Dfb''; [[Trewartha climate classification|Trewartha]]: ''Dobk''). Among them, the annual average temperature is {{convert|9.5|C}}, the hottest month in July is {{convert|20.2|C}}, and the coldest month is {{convert|0.2|C}} in January. The annual precipitation is {{convert|672.3|mm}}, of which July is the wettest with {{convert|84.7|mm}}, while January is the driest with only {{convert|32.8|mm}}. The extreme temperature throughout the year ranged from {{convert|-28.0|C}} on 9 February 1956 to {{convert|36.5|C}} on 8 July 1957.

{{Weather box |location = Zlín, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1954–present |metric first = Y |single line = Y |Jan record high C = 13.8 |Feb record high C = 17.9 |Mar record high C = 23.9 |Apr record high C = 28.5 |May record high C = 30.9 |Jun record high C = 35.2 |Jul record high C = 36.5 |Aug record high C = 35.5 |Sep record high C = 31.8 |Oct record high C = 26.3 |Nov record high C = 20.2 |Dec record high C = 15.0 |year record high C = 36.5 |Jan high C = 3.2 |Feb high C = 4.9 |Mar high C = 9.1 |Apr high C = 15.0 |May high C = 19.2 |Jun high C = 22.8 |Jul high C = 26.7 |Aug high C = 26.3 |Sep high C = 20.6 |Oct high C = 13.8 |Nov high C = 6.2 |Dec high C = 2.8 |year high C = 14.2 |Jan mean C = 0.2 |Feb mean C = 1.1 |Mar mean C = 4.7 |Apr mean C = 9.3 |May mean C = 13.4 |Jun mean C = 17.2 |Jul mean C = 20.2 |Aug mean C = 19.8 |Sep mean C = 14.8 |Oct mean C = 9.1 |Nov mean C = 3.4 |Dec mean C = 0.2 |year mean C = 9.5 |Jan low C = -2.7 |Feb low C = -2.8 |Mar low C = 0.9 |Apr low C = 3.5 |May low C = 7.4 |Jun low C = 11.3 |Jul low C = 13.6 |Aug low C = 13.9 |Sep low C = 10.1 |Oct low C = 5.5 |Nov low C = 0.7 |Dec low C = -2.2 |year low C = 4.9 |Jan record low C = -27.7 |Feb record low C = -28.0 |Mar record low C = -20.1 |Apr record low C = -8.5 |May record low C = -3.6 |Jun record low C = 1.4 |Jul record low C = 3.0 |Aug record low C = 1.9 |Sep record low C = -1.5 |Oct record low C = -6.1 |Nov record low C = -15.5 |Dec record low C = -25.5 |year record low C = -28.0 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 32.8 |Feb precipitation mm = 33.6 |Mar precipitation mm = 43.5 |Apr precipitation mm = 39.3 |May precipitation mm = 67.6 |Jun precipitation mm = 77.4 |Jul precipitation mm = 84.7 |Aug precipitation mm = 75.2 |Sep precipitation mm = 64.6 |Oct precipitation mm = 50.7 |Nov precipitation mm = 46.9 |Dec precipitation mm = 56.0 |year precipitation mm = 672.3 |Jan snow cm = 10.4 |Feb snow cm = 10.5 |Mar snow cm = 3.6 |Apr snow cm = 0.1 |May snow cm = 0.0 |Jun snow cm = 0.0 |Jul snow cm = 0.0 |Aug snow cm = 0.0 |Sep snow cm = 0.0 |Oct snow cm = 0.0 |Nov snow cm = 3.3 |Dec snow cm = 15.2 |year snow cm = 43.0 |humidity colour = green |Jan humidity = 81.4 |Feb humidity = 76.8 |Mar humidity = 73.4 |Apr humidity = 65.3 |May humidity = 69.2 |Jun humidity = 71.8 |Jul humidity = 66.3 |Aug humidity = 67.1 |Sep humidity = 75.9 |Oct humidity = 80.9 |Nov humidity = 84.5 |Dec humidity = 84.9 |year humidity = 74.8 |source 1 = [[Czech Hydrometeorological Institute]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Teplota vzduchu v jednotlivé kalendářní dny|url=https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/analysisWrapper.php?ID=B1ZLIN01&type=T&analysis=MD_T|publisher=Czech Hydrometeorological Institute|language=cs|access-date=2025-02-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Průměrná teplota vzduchu v jednotlivé měsíce v jednotlivé roky|url=https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/analysisWrapper.php?ID=B1ZLIN01&type=T&analysis=MY_T|publisher=Czech Hydrometeorological Institute|language=cs|access-date=2025-02-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Úhrn srážek v jednotlivé měsíce v jednotlivé roky|url=https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/analysisWrapper.php?ID=B1ZLIN01&type=R&analysis=MY|publisher=Czech Hydrometeorological Institute|language=cs|access-date=2025-02-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Množství nového sněhu v jednotlivé měsíce v jednotlivé roky|url=https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/analysisWrapper.php?ID=B1ZLIN01&type=N&analysis=MY|publisher=Czech Hydrometeorological Institute|language=cs|access-date=2025-02-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Průměrná relativní vlhkost vzduchu v jednotlivé měsíce v jednotlivé roky|url=https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/analysisWrapper.php?ID=B1ZLIN01&type=H&analysis=MY|publisher=Czech Hydrometeorological Institute|language=cs|access-date=2025-02-24}}</ref>}}

==History==

===14th–16th centuries=== The first written mention of Zlín is from 1322, when it was acquired by Queen [[Elizabeth Richeza of Poland|Elizabeth Richeza]].<ref name=hist1>{{cite web |title=History and present|url=https://www.zlin.eu/en/history-and-present|publisher=City of Zlín|access-date=2025-08-10}}</ref> In that time, Zlín was already a [[Městys|market town]] and served as a [[craft guild]] centre for the surrounding area of [[Moravian Wallachia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Historie a současnost Zlína|url=https://www.zlin.eu/historie-a-soucasnost-zlina|publisher=City of Zlín|language=cs|access-date=2025-08-10}}</ref> From 1358, the Zlín estate was owned by Bishop Albrecht of Šternberk and soon became the seat of the Moravian branch of the Šternberk family. In 1397, the town privileges of Zlín were extended and Zlín became a town. This significantly helped the economic development of Zlín.<ref name=hist1/>

The [[Hussite Wars]] badly affected properties of the Sternbergs and they were forced to sell Zlín in 1437. In the second half of the 15th century, Zlín was threatened by the [[Bohemian–Hungarian War (1468–1478)|Bohemian–Hungarian War]]. The 16th century brought peace and prosperity to the town. Trade and crafts flourished, mainly drapery, pottery and shoemaking. New villages were founded in the vicinity of Zlín, which became a large town and economic centre.<ref name=hist1/>

===17th–19th centuries=== [[File:Zlin 1898 2019 comparison.jpg|thumb|Zlín in 1898 vs 2019]] In 1605, Zlín was raided and burned by Hungarian rebels. The [[Thirty Years' War]] left the town severely damaged and half deserted. The residents of Zlín, along with people from the whole Wallachian region, led an uprising against the [[Habsburg monarchy]]. The rebellion was however bloodily suppressed in 1644. After the war, Zlín became property of the Hungarian noble family of Serényi, but they did not care much for the town, and therefore Zlín recovered only slowly.<ref name=hist1/>

Economic activity was restored in the 18th century. Larger industrial enterprises appeared in the mid-19th century. A small match factory was established in 1850 and a shoe factory in 1870, but both were soon closed, and the town continued to live mainly from the work of craftsmen. In 1899, the railway was built.<ref name=hist1/>

===20th century=== [[File:Bata Corporate Town.jpeg|thumb|Old Zlín]] [[File:Bata Housing.jpg|thumb|Houses for employees]] [[File:Zlín (105).jpg|thumb|Still popular Baťa houses]] Zlín began to grow rapidly after [[Tomáš Baťa]] and his siblings founded a shoe factory there in 1894, known as [[Bata Corporation|Bata Company]]. Production gradually increased, as did the number of employees and the population of the town. Baťa's factory supplied the [[Austro-Hungarian army]] in [[World War I]]. Due to the remarkable economic growth of the company and the increasing prosperity of its workers, Baťa himself was elected mayor of Zlín in 1923.<ref name=hist2>{{cite web |title=The centre of the Baťa shoemaking empire|url=https://www.zlin.eu/en/the-centre-of-the-bata-shoemaking-empire|publisher=City of Zlín|access-date=2025-08-10}}</ref>

Baťa became the leading manufacturer and marketer of footwear in [[Czechoslovakia]] in 1922. Besides producing footwear, the company diversified into engineering, chemistry, rubber technology and many more areas. The factory hired thousands of workers who moved to Zlín. A new large complex of modern buildings and facilities was gradually built by the Baťa's company on the outskirts of the town in 1923–1938. It included thousands of flats, schools, department stores, scientific facilities, and a hospital. The development took place in a controlled manner and was based on modern urban concepts with the contribution of important architects of the time. Zlín became a hypermodern industrial city with functionalist character unique in Europe.<ref name=hist2/>

After the death of Tomáš Baťa in 1932, the company was managed by [[Jan Antonín Baťa]], Hugo Vavrečka and Dominik Čipera, who also became the mayor. The Baťa company and also the city of Zlín continued growing. In 1929–1935, a strong economic agglomeration Zlín – [[Otrokovice]] – [[Napajedla]] developed. In 1935, the city became the seat of the administrative district.

During [[World War II]], life in the city was controlled by German occupiers, and development of both the city and the company stopped. Zlín was most severely affected by the war in 1944, when it was bombed by the U.S. army and large parts of the factories were destroyed. Zlín was liberated by the Soviet and Romanian armies on 2 May 1945.<ref name=hist1/>

The communists took over management of Zlín and Baťa factories, and in October 1945 the Bata company in Czechoslovakia was nationalised. In the following decades, Zlín preserved its significant position thanks to its extensive industrial production. The city strengthened its position as administrative, economic, educational and cultural centre of eastern Moravia. Zlín further expanded with construction of new housing estates.<ref name=hist3/>

==Demographics== {{historical populations |align=none|cols=3 |1869|9889 |1880|10265 |1890|10455 |1900|10944 |1910|11970 |1921|13488 |1930|33068 |1950|59364 |1961|61203 |1970|68436 |1980|77460 |1991|81146 |2001|78833 |2011|75318 |2021|74178 |source=Censuses<ref>{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|date=2021-03-27}}</ref>}}

==Economy== The largest industrial employer with headquarters in Zlín is TAJMAC-ZPS, a manufacturer of machine tools with more than 500 employees. [[Bata Corporation]] (in the Czech Republic officially known as Baťa a.s.) is now primarily a trading company and shoe production takes place outside the city.<ref name=br>{{cite web |title=Registr ekonomických subjektů|url=https://csu.gov.cz/registr_ekonomickych_subjektu|work=Business Register|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|access-date=2024-09-07}}</ref>

Zlín is home to many large companies and organisations of the service sector. The largest employer in the city is the Regional Hospital of T. Baťa with more than 3,000 employees. Other notable employers are HP Tronic (main activity is trade in consumer electronics under the Datart and Eta brands), [[Tomas Bata University in Zlín]] (education) and [[Tescoma]] (trade and manufacture of kitchen utensils).<ref name=br/>

The [[Zlín agglomeration]] was defined as a tool for drawing money from the [[European Structural and Investment Funds]]. It is an area that includes the city and its surroundings, linked to the city by commuting and migration. It has about 130,000 inhabitants.

==Transport== [[File:Trolej 24Tr.JPG|thumb|Trolleybus [[Škoda 24Tr Irisbus]]]] Public city transport includes trolleybus service, which was launched in January 1944 and originally included three lines: A, B and C.<ref>{{cite web |last=Pohludka|first=Dominik|title=Trolejbusy ve Zlíně slaví 80 let. Do ulic vyrazil vůz se škálou jejich barev|url=https://zlinsky.denik.cz/zpravy_region/trolejbusy-ve-zline-slavi-80-let-do-ulic-vyrazil-vuz-se-skalou-jejich-barev-2024.html|work=Deník.cz|language=cs|date=2024-01-17|access-date=2025-11-19}}</ref> Today the city, together with neighbouring Otrokovice, operates 14 trolleybus lines and 19 bus lines through the company Dopravní společnost Zlín-Otrokovice, s.r.o. (Zlín-Otrokovice Transport Company).<ref>{{cite web |title=Jízdní řády|url=https://www.dszo.cz/|publisher=Dopravní společnost Zlín-Otrokovice, s.r.o.|language=cs|access-date=2025-11-19}}</ref>

The I/49 road passes through the city. It connects Zlín with Otrokovice and the [[D55 motorway]] in the west, and with [[Vsetín]] and the Czech-Slovak border in [[Střelná]] in the east.

The Zlín is located on the railway line [[Otrokovice railway station|Otrokovice]]–[[Vizovice]]. There are nine stations on this line within the city of Zlín, the largest of which is ''Zlín střed''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Detail stanice Zlín střed|url=https://www.cd.cz/stanice/zlin-stred/5433755|publisher=[[České dráhy]]|language=cs|access-date=2025-11-19}}</ref>

==Education== [[File:Socha Tomase Bati ve Zline.JPG|thumb|160px|Tomas Bata University]] In 1969, the Faculty of Technology was founded here as a branch of the [[Brno University of Technology]]. In 2001, it was one of two faculties which formed the newly established [[Tomas Bata University in Zlín]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Technologická fakulta ve Zlíně slaví 50 let|url=https://zlinsky.denik.cz/zpravy_region/technologicka-fakulta-ve-zline-slavi-50-let-20190401.html|newspaper=Zlínský deník|language=cs|date=2019-04-01|access-date=2021-12-31|last1=Babíková |first1=Michaela }}</ref> With more than 9,000 students, it ranks as a medium-sized Czech university. It is formed by six faculties: Technology, Management and Economics, Multimedia Communications, Applied Informatics, Humanities, and Logistics and Crisis Management.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the University: General Information|url=https://www.utb.cz/en/university/about-the-university/general-information/|publisher=Tomas Bata University in Zlín|access-date=2021-12-30}}</ref>

==Culture== Zlín is located in the cultural region of [[Moravian Wallachia]] near the [[tripoint]] of the cultural regions of Moravian Wallachia, [[Moravian Slovakia]] and [[Haná|Hanakia]].

Given Zlín's history as one of the biggest centres of filmmaking in the Czech Republic, probably the biggest cultural event is the [[Zlín Film Festival]] with subtitle "International Film Festival for Children and Youth".

Winter version of international music festival [[Masters of Rock (festival)|Masters of Rock]] takes place in Zlín.

Zlín is home to the [[Bohuslav Martinů]] Philharmonic Orchestra; its chief conductor is Tomáš Brauner, while its principal guest conductor is [[Leoš Svárovský]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra|url=https://www.filharmonie-zlin.cz/en/|access-date=2021-07-21}}</ref>

==Sport== Zlín's ice hockey team [[PSG Berani Zlín]] plays in the [[1st Czech Republic Hockey League|1st Czech League]] (2nd tier) and has won national titles in 2004 and in 2014. The association football team [[FC Zlín]] plays in the [[Czech First League]], after being promoted from the [[Czech National Football League]] (2nd tier) in 2025. The city also has teams in other sports including volleyball, basketball, [[Czech handball]], softball and rugby.

==Architecture== [[File:Zlin (24759349418).jpg|thumb|Brownfield reconstruction]] [[File:Zlín - Třída Tomáše Bati 21 - Baťův mrakodrap - Baťa's Skyscraper 1936-38 by Vladimír Karfík - 17th Floor - View ENE.jpg|thumb|Restaurant on the roof of Baťa's Skyscraper]] The city's architectural development was a characteristic synthesis of two modernist urban [[utopian]] visions: the first inspired by [[Ebenezer Howard]]'s [[Garden city movement]] and the second tracing its lineage to [[Le Corbusier]]'s vision of urban modernity.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Klingen|first1=Katrin|last2=Gust|first2=Kerstin|title=A Utopia of Modernity: Zlín. Revisiting Baťa's Functional City|date=2009|url=http://arus.letras.up.pt/handle/123456789/103030|publisher=Jovis Verlag|access-date=2022-05-16}}</ref> From the very beginning Baťa pursued the goal of constructing the Garden City proposed by Ebenezer Howard. However, the shape of the city had to be 'modernised' so as to suit the needs of the company and of the expanding community. The urban plan of Zlín was the creation of [[František Lydie Gahura]], a student at Le Corbusier's atelier in Paris.

==Sights== [[File:Zámek Lešná.JPG|thumb|Lešná Castle]] The Villa of Tomáš Baťa was an early architectural achievement. The construction was completed in 1911. The building's design was carried out by the architect [[Jan Kotěra]]. After its confiscation in 1946, the building served as a [[Pioneer Organization of the Socialist Youth Union|Pionýr]]' house. Being returned to Tomáš J. Baťa, the son of the company's founder, the building now houses the headquarters of the Thomas Bata Foundation.<ref>{{cite web |title=Komunisté ji vykradli, pionýři zachránili. Perlou Zlína je Baťova vila|url=https://www.idnes.cz/bydleni/architektura/komuniste-ji-vykradli-pionyri-zachranili-perlou-zlina-je-batova-vila.A100709_130927_architektura_web|publisher=iDnes|language=cs|date=2010-07-10|access-date=2023-04-11}}</ref>

Baťa's Hospital was founded in 1927 and quickly developed into one of the most modern hospitals in Central Europe. The original architectural set up was designed by F. L. Gahura.<ref>{{cite web |title=Za vznikem nemocnice ve Zlíně stojí tři jména: Tomáš Baťa, Bohuslav Albert a František Lydie Gahura|url=https://zlin.rozhlas.cz/za-vznikem-nemocnice-ve-zline-stoji-tri-jmena-tomas-bata-bohuslav-albert-a-8873787|publisher=[[Czech Radio]]|language=cs|date=2022-11-21|access-date=2023-04-11}}</ref>

The Grand Cinema was designed by the architect F. L. Gahura and built in 1932. This technological marvel became the largest cinema in Central Europe in its time with a capacity of 2,270 seated viewers. Today it has 1,010 seats.<ref>{{cite web |title=Public buildings|url=http://www.ic-zlin.com/25162-public-buildings|publisher=Municipal Information and Tourist Centre of Zlín|access-date=2023-04-11}}</ref>

[[Tomas Bata Memorial]] was built in 1933 by F. L. Gahura. The original purpose of the building was to commemorate the achievements of Baťa. The building itself is a Constructivist masterpiece. It has served as the seat of the Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra since 1955.

[[Baťa's Skyscraper]] was built as the headquarters for the worldwide Baťa organisation. Designed by [[Vladimír Karfík]], the huge building was erected in 1936–1939. It included a room-sized elevator housing the office for the boss, comfortably furnished – with a sink, a telephone, and air conditioning. When it was built it was the tallest Czechoslovak building at {{convert|77.5|m|ft|abbr=on}}. After a costly reconstruction in 2004, it became the seat of the Regional Office of the Zlín Region and the headquarters of the tax office.

The Lešná Castle is located in the village of Štípa. It was built in the Neo-Gothic, Neo-Renaissance and Neo-Baroque styles in 1887–1893. It is one of the youngest aristocratic residences in [[Moravia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Zámek Lešná|url=https://www.zoozlin.eu/zamek-lesna/|publisher=Zlín Zoo|language=cs|access-date=2021-12-31}}</ref> The castle was built for the Seilern-Aspang family on the site of an older castle from the 18th century. Today the castle is open to the public and there are collections of unique and historically valuable objects.<ref>{{cite web |title=Zámek Lešná|url=https://www.kudyznudy.cz/aktivity/zamek-lesna|publisher=CzechTourism|language=cs|access-date=2021-12-31}}</ref> The castle is located inside the [[Zlín-Lešná Zoo]] complex. It is the second most-visited zoo in the country, and as of 2022, it was overall the third most visited tourist destination in the country.<ref>{{cite web |title=Turisté mají v České republice nejraději zoologické zahrady, technické památky, koupání a Pražský hrad|url=https://www.czechtourism.cz/cs-CZ/a379e3ab-cae1-419c-9094-6a8f4f244128/article/turiste-maji-v-ceske-republice-nejradeji-zoologick|publisher=CzechTourism|language=cs|date=2022-06-24|access-date=2023-04-12}}</ref>

The [[Malenovice Castle]] is located in Malenovice. It was founded in the second half of the 14th century. The Gothic castle was modified in the Renaissance style in the following centuries. Today part of the castle is open to the public and contains several expositions.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hrad Malenovice – přepychové sídlo rodu Šternberků|url=https://www.kudyznudy.cz/aktivity/hrad-malenovice|publisher=CzechTourism|language=cs|access-date=2022-01-03}}</ref>

==Notable people== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} *[[Tomáš Baťa]] (1876–1932), industrialist, founder of [[Bata Corporation]] *[[Miloslav Petrusek]] (1936–2012), sociologist *[[John Tusa]] (born 1936), British arts administrator, and radio and television journalist *[[Tom Stoppard]] (1937–2025), British playwright and screenwriter *[[Josef Abrhám]] (1939–2022), actor *[[Eva Jiřičná]] (born 1939), architect *[[Ivana Trump]] (1949–2022), Czech-American businesswoman and model *[[Vladimír Hučín]] (born 1952), dissident and political celebrity *[[Stanislava Nopová]] (born 1953), author, poet and publisher *[[Bohumil Brhel]] (born 1965), speedway rider *[[Roman Čechmánek]] (1971–2023), ice hockey player *[[Tomáš Dvořák]] (born 1972), decathlete, Olympic medalist *[[Daniel Málek]] (born 1973), breaststroke swimmer *[[Roman Hamrlík]] (born 1974), ice hockey player *[[Petr Čajánek]] (born 1975), ice hockey player *[[Mojmír Hampl]] (born 1975), economist *[[Petr Janda (architect)|Petr Janda]] (born 1975), architect *[[Jiří Novák]] (born 1975), tennis player *[[Silvia Saint]] (born 1976), pornographic film actress *[[Jan Zakopal]] (born 1977), footballer *[[Karel Rachůnek]] (1979–2011), ice hockey player {{div col end}}

==Twin towns – sister cities== {{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic}} Zlín is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref name=twins>{{cite web |title=Partnerská města|url=https://www.zlin.eu/partnerska-mesta|publisher=City of Zlín|language=cs|access-date=2025-08-10}}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=20em}} *{{flagicon|GER}} [[Altenburg]], Germany *{{flagicon|POL}} [[Chorzów]], Poland *{{flagicon|NED}} [[Groningen]], Netherlands *{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Izegem]], Belgium *{{flagicon|GER}} [[Limbach-Oberfrohna]], Germany *{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Möhlin]], Switzerland *{{flagicon|SVK}} [[Partizánske]], Slovakia *{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Romans-sur-Isère]], France *{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Sesto San Giovanni]], Italy *{{flagicon|SVK}} [[Trenčín]], Slovakia {{div col end}}

Zlín also cooperates with [[Turin]], Italy.<ref name=twins/>

==Gallery== <gallery> Zlín - J.A. Bati - View WSW on Baťův mrakodrap - Baťa's Skyscraper 1936-38 by Slovak Architect Vladimír Karfík.jpg|Baťa's Skyscraper Památník Tomáše Bati.jpg|Tomas Bata Memorial Zlín, park Komenského (7).jpg|Komenského Park Zlín, park Komenského (1).jpg|Komenského Park Zlin congress center 02.jpg|Congress Centre Zlín Zlín, Prior (1).jpg|Prior Zlín, a department store </gallery>

==References== {{reflist}}

==Further reading== *{{cite book |last=Frampton|first=Kenneth|date=2001|title=Le Corbusier|place=London and New York|publisher=Thames and & Hudson World of Art}} *{{cite book |last=Meller|first=Helen|date=2001|title=European Cities 1890-1930s. History Culture and the Built Environment|author-link=Helen Elizabeth Meller|url=https://archive.org/details/europeancities1800mell|url-access=registration|place=Chichester|publisher=John Wiley & Sons, Ltd}}

==External links== {{commons category|Zlín}} *{{official|https://www.zlin.eu/en/}} *[http://www.ic-zlin.com/ Municipal Information and Tourist Centre of Zlín] *[https://www.staryzlin.cz/ History of Zlín, old photos and postcards]

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