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Zlín (in 1949–1989 Gottwaldov; Czech pronunciation: [zliːn]; German: Zlin) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 74,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of the Zlín Region and it lies on the Dřevnice river. It is known as an industrial centre.
The consolidated town was named for Klement Gottwald, the first communist president of Czechoslovakia. In 1990 Gottwaldov as a whole was renamed Zlín. Zlín is home to the Baroque-style Kroměří castle and gardens, which were designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1998.
Zlín was renamed Gottwaldov in 1949 after the first communist president of Czechoslovakia Klement Gottwald. After the Velvet revolution, Zlín regained its original name in 1990.
Klement Gottwald ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈklɛmɛnt ˈɡotvalt]; 23 November 1896 – 14 March 1953) was a Czech communist politician, who was the leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia from 1929 until his death in 1953 – titled as general secretary until 1945 and as chairman from 1945 to 1953.
Categories: statutory city in Czechia, municipality with town privileges in the Czech Republic, municipality of the Czech Republic, capital of region, district town, municipality with authorized municipal office, Czech municipality with expanded powers and locality. Location: Zlín District, Zlín, South Moravia, Czech Republic, Central Europe, ...
From 1949 to 1993 it was called Gottwaldov in honor of Klement Gottwald, Czechoslovakia's first Communist president. One of the world's largest shoe-manufacturing cities, it is the center of the Czech shoe industry, which was founded in 1913 by Thomas Bata.
Feb 4, 2022 · The Road to Gottwaldov. When we recall the Cold War, we naturally think about the big international incidents, the invasions of Hungary and Czechoslovakia, and the diplomatic scuffles that defined that conflict. Those headline events, though, were only part of the story.
