Valašská Polanka

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Valašská Polanka is a municipality and village in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants. Valašská Polanka lies approximately 9 km south of Vsetín, 25 km east of Zlín, and 274 km east of Prague.

Etymology

The name is derivered from the region of Moravian Wallachia, in which it lies, and the old Czech word polana, which meant a field lined with forest.

History

The first written mention of Polanka is from 1361. The name of Valašská Polanka has been used since 1929.

Demographics

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