Zlín Jana Kročilová

Basic facts population: people river: the Dřevnice first document: 1322 country: the Czech Republic, south-east Moravia region: Zlín district: Zlín

Baťa´s company 1894 – Tomáš Baťa founded a shoe factory there 1923 – T. Baťa elected a mayor of Zlín population grew from in 1894 to in – Tomáš Baťa sold his company to his brother Jan Antonín 1932 – Tomáš Baťa died in a plane crash, his brother continued in filling up their business dreams during the Great Depression Baťa company expanded and Zlín became the strategic headquarters of a prosperous international company

Communist rule from 1949 to 1989 Zlín was renamed Gottwaldow after the first communist president Klement Gottwald Baťa´s company was renamed „Svit“ 1990 the town got its former name Zlín

Baťa´s skyscraper („21“) finished in 1938 by Jan Antonín Baťa the tallest Czechoslovak building (77,5m) a special feature: Jan had his office inside of an elevator with a sink, telephone, air- conditioning etc. currently it´s the seat of Zlín Regional Government

Baťa´s architecture Tomáš Baťa´s idea of a „Green City“ – simple houses surrounded by greenery uniformity of buildings = using the same materials for all buildings – red bricks, glass, reiforced concrete (vyztužený beton)

Baťa´s villa constructed between 1909 and 1911 for Tomáš Baťa the best of early 20th century European architecture Baťa selected the place due to a view over his factories after confiscation in 1945 served as a Pioneers´ house set in the heart of the city in a large private park today private and corporate meetings, weddings

The Grand Cinema in Zlín 1932 – cinema was built – 2580 seats, screen 9x7m – the biggest in Europe at that time! a culture hall – films, opera, ballet, concerts, sport events 1944 – a bomb attack during WW a film festival for children founded 2001 – the cinema on the list of national heritage

Tomáš Baťa University in Zlín established in students 6 faculties offer studying humanities, natural science, technology and arts a new University Centre opened in 2008, designed by a world- renowed architect Prof. Eva Jiřičná, with a new library and University Rectorate some study programmes take place in Regional Education Institution in Uherské Hradiště

Sports in Zlín extraleague in ice hockey the highest volleyball league women´s handball