Velká Lhota
village in Vsetín District of Zlín region
Velká Lhota is a municipality and village in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Velká Lhota consists of two municipal parts (in brackets, population according to the 2021 census):
Velká Lhota (376)
Malá Lhota (101)
Geography
Velká Lhota is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) north of Vsetín and 35 km (22 mi) northeast of Zlín. It lies in the Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains. The highest point is the hill Vrchhůra at 692 m (2,270 ft) above sea level. The Bystřička Stream flows along the southern municipal border and the Bystřička Reservoir is built on it. The western part of the municipal territory lies in the Beskydy Protected Landscape Area.
History
The first written mention of Velká Lhota is from 1374, when it was part of the Krásno estate. From 1411 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848, the village belonged to the Rožnov estate.
Demographics
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Velká Lhota” as village in Vsetín District of Zlín region. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as village in Vsetín District of Zlín region. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 22, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1021699. Authority coordinates are 49.438, 18.036. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2021, 1374, 1411 and 1848.
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