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

Etymology

The name means 'middle Bečva'. It refers to its location between Horní Bečva and Dolní Bečva.

Geography

Prostřední Bečva is located about 21 km northeast of Vsetín and 47 km northeast of Zlín. The built-up area is situated in the valley of the Rožnovská Bečva River. The southern part of the municipal territory with the village proper lies in the Rožnov Furrow valley. The northern part lies in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids. The municipal border leads over the peaks of several important mountains, including Čertův mlýn at 1206 m, Radegast at 1106 m, Tanečnice at 1084 m, Skalka at 1037 m, and over the Pustevny mountain saddle at 1017 m.

History

Prostřední Bečva was founded in 1703.

Demographics

Transport

The I/35 road (part of the European route E442) from Valašské Meziříčí to the Czech-Slovak border passes through the municipality.

Sights

Pustevny mountain saddle is famous for Libušín and Maměnka mountain cottages. These Art Nouveau folk buildings were built by Dušan Jurkovič in 1898. A wooden belfry in Pustevny was also designed by Jurkovič. The Pustevny area is protected as a national cultural monument. The main landmark of the village centre is the Church of Saint Zdislava. It is a modern church, built in 2001.