Hutisko-Solanec is a municipality in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The municipality is made up of the villages of Hutisko and Solanec pod Soláněm.

Etymology

The name of Hutisko refers to glassworks (hutě), which was founded here in the early 17th century. The settlement of Solanec was named after the nearby Soláň Hill.

Geography

Hutisko-Solanec is located about 18 km northeast of Vsetín and 44 km northeast of Zlín. The northern part of the municipality with Hutisko lies in the Rožnov Furrow valley and the southern part with Solanec pod Soláněm lies in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids. The southern municipal border leads over the peaks of several high mountains, including Tanečnice at 912 m, Leští at 899 m, and Soláň at 861 m. The entire municipality lies in the Beskydy Protected Landscape Area.

History

The settlement of Hutisko was founded by Baltazar of Zierotin in 1656. The settlement of Solanec became a municipality in 1657, Hutisko in 1666. Hutisko and Solanec pod Soláněm were merged into one municipality in 1960.

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of the municipality is the Church of Saint Joseph. It dates from 1748. A valuable building in Hutisko is fojství ("advocatus' residence"). It is a large wooden house dating from 1785. Today it houses a restaurant. In the municipality is a monument to Charlotte Garrigue, built in 1926 and initiated by the managing teacher Cyril Mach.

Twin towns – sister cities

Hutisko-Solanec is twinned with: