Hostišová | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Zlín |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Zlín |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 49.2536°N 17.5911°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1397 |
Area Total Km2: | 2.65 |
Elevation M: | 308 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 563 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 763 01 |
Hostišová is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
The municipality is made up of two village parts: Hostišová and Hostišová-Horňák.
Hostišová is located about 5km (03miles) northwest of Zlín. It lies in a hilly lansdcape of the Vizovice Highlands. The highest point is the Strážná hill at 347m (1,138feet) above sea level; the village is located on its slopes.
The first written mention of Hostišová is from 1397.[2]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The main landmark is the Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary from 1869.[3]
An observation tower called Na Strážné is located on the top of the Strážná hill. It is a 14m (46feet) high wooden tower on a stone base.[4]