Prostřední Bečva is a municipality and village in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,800 inhabitants.

Prostřední Bečva
Municipality
Church of Saint Zdislava
Flag Coat of arms
Prostřední Bečva Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°26′10″N 18°15′7″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Zlín
District	Vsetín
Founded	1703
Area
• Total	23.47 km2 (9.06 sq mi)
Elevation	470 m (1,540 ft)
Population  (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,750
• Density	75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	756 56
Website	www.prostrednibecva.cz

Geography

Prostřední Bečva lies about 21 kilometres (13 mi) northeast of Vsetín and 47 km (29 mi) northeast of Zlín.

The southern part of the municipality with the village is located in the Rožnov Depression lowlands. The northern part is located in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids. The municipal border leads over the peaks of several important mountains, including Čertův mlýn at 1,206 metres (3,957 ft), Radegast at 1,106 metres (3,629 ft), Tanečnice at 1,084 metres (3,556 ft), Skalka at 1,037 metres (3,402 ft), and over the Pustevny mountain saddle at 1,017 metres (3,337 ft).

History

Prostřední Bečva was founded in 1703.[2]

Sights

Pustevny mountain saddle is famous for Libušín and Maměnka mountain cottages. These Art Nouveau folk buildings were built by Dušan Jurkovič in 1898 and are protected as national cultural monuments. A wooden belfry in Pustevny was also designed by Jurkovič.[3]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Prostřední Bečva.

• Official website