Jablůnka | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Zlín |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Vsetín |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 49.3833°N 17.95°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1505 |
Area Total Km2: | 8.21 |
Elevation M: | 324 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 2073 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 756 23 |
Jablůnka is a municipality and village in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants.
The name means 'little apple tree' in Czech.
Jablůnka is located about 6km (04miles) north of Vsetín and 27km (17miles) northeast of Zlín. It lies in the Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains. The highest point is at 569m (1,867feet) above sea level. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Vsetínská Bečva River.
The first written mention of Jablůnka is from 1505. The village belonged to the Vsetín estate. In 1903, the village was badly damaged by a large fire.[2]
The I/57 road (the section from Vsetín to Nový Jičín) passes through the municipality.
Jablůnka is located on the railway line Vsetín–Hranice.[3]
Jablůnka is poor in historical monuments. The only protected cultural monument is an iron cross from 1771.[4] The main landmark of Jablůnka is the Evangelical church. It was built 1877. After the church was destroyed by the 1903 fire, it was restored in 1904.[5]