Vrbětice
Village in the Czech Republic
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Vrbětice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvr̩bjɛcɪtsɛ]) is a village and municipal part of Vlachovice in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It is located in the valley of the river Vlára.
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Vrbětice | |
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Village | |
Wooden bell tower | |
  Vrbětice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°6′48″N 17°56′24″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Zlín |
| District | Zlín |
| Municipality | Vlachovice |
| First mentioned | 1318 |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.16 km2 (2.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 338 m (1,109 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 343 |
| • Density | 55.7/km2 (144/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 763 24 |
| Website | www |
History
The first written mention of Vrbětice dates back to 1318.[2] Although Vrbětice is in the immediate vicinity of Vlachovice, the village has always belonged to the Hošťálková rule and was at no time subject to Vlachovice. Serf conditions in Vrbětice were very mild. With the exception of forest work, its residents were exempt from forced labour.[3] In the 1620 land register, a hereditary bailiff is documented for the first time in Vrbětice.[4]
In 1850, after the abolition of patrimonial, Vrbětice formed a municipality in the district administration Uherský Brod and the judicial district Valašské Klobouky.[5] The first school was built here in 1882.[6]
In 2014, a series of explosions occurred in a military warehouse in Vrbětice. Presumably, the explosion was caused by the Russian GRU agents.[7]
Demographics
Sights
The main landmark and the only protected cultural monument is a timbered wooden bell tower from the 19th century. It is located in the centre of the village.[10]