Leskovec (VsetÃn District)
Leskovec ( German Leskawetz ) is a municipality with 668 inhabitants ( 3 July 2006) in the region Zlín (Czech Republic).
Location
Leskovec lies in the valley of the river Senice, about six kilometers south of the city Vsetín. To the west stretches the mountains Vizovické Hills, east of the crest of the Javorník Mountains. Leskovec is involved in the tourist club Hornolidečsko and to the microregion Polanecko.
History
Leskovec was first mentioned in 1361 when it came to arguments of the Cistercian monastery in Smilheim Wisowitz with its neighbors. After the monastery was dissolved in 1584, Leskovec came into the hands of Zdeněk Kavkov z Říčan. During the Thirty Years' War, the robber captain Macek Ondra Jedlička caused mischief in the area. In 1638 he was finally captured and executed caught in Olomouc. During the invasion of Tatar and Turkish armies, the town was sacked in 1663. After the ratification of the Patent of Toleration by Joseph II, much of the population joined the Protestant movement.
The residents of the predominantly agricultural village found at the beginning of the 20th century, most working in the former industrial district and city Vsetín.
Over the years, the place was also the name Lestzna, Lescowecz, Leschow, Leskovec, Lijskowecz, Leskowecz, Leskowetz, Leskowietz.