Zubří (Vsetín District)

Zubří ( German tubs ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It is located four kilometers west of Rožnov pod Radhoštěm in the Moravian Wallachia and belongs to Okres Vsetín.

Geography

The city is situated on the right bank of the Rožnovská Bečva between the mountain ranges of the Wsetiner mountain country and the Moravian- Silesian Beskids. By Zubří the European Route 442 / State Road 35 leads Hranicky in Slovakia. Southeast of the 522 m high Hradisko lies with the ruins of the castle Rožnov.

History

The foundation of the town was 1310. Zubří was part of the rule Rosenau.

After the dissolution of patrimonial Zubří in 1850 an independent village. Previously was Jan Palacký, František Palacký a brother last Vogt of Zubří.

With the 1892 initiated local railway Wallachian Meseritsch - Rožnau tubs received a rail connection. On 22 February 2002 Zubří was given city rights.

In addition to the embroidery and the traditional craft of Besenbinderei birch twigs is maintained in the city.

Attractions

• City Museum Na Petrohradě
• Church of St. Catherine, built in 1785 with funds from the religious fund
• Equestrian statue of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, relief from Zuberner sandstone, created in 1990 by Marius Kotrba

Twinning

• Furth an der Triesting, Austria
• Palárikovo, Slovakia
• Rosdorf, Germany, since 1993; this vibrant partnership was awarded on 29 June 2006 by the Euro Europe with the European Diploma. Zubří is the only place in the Czech Republic, who received this award given 27 times so far.