Fryšták is a town in Zlín Region

Zlín Region

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 of Czech Republic

Czech Republic

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. It lies between cities Zlín

Zlín

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 and Holešov

Holešov

Holešov is a town in the Zlín Region, Czech Republic. The town is located on the western hillside of the Hostýn Hills - the westernmost part of the Carpathian Mountains....

, on the Fryštácký stream, under the Hostýnsko-vsetínská hornatina

Hostýnsko-vsetínská hornatina

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, on the interface between Moravian Wallachia

Moravian Wallachia

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 and Haná

Haná

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.

History

First documented about Fryšták is from 14th century in written document from January 15, 1356: "... Nicolaus Luce de Freystat clerius Olomoucensis diocesis, publicus auctoritate imperiali notarius ...".

In the 19th Century, the town was notable for both agriculture and wood production. Following the fire of 1841, Fryšták's typical wooden buildings began to be replaced by more modern buildings, and a wave of building in the second half of the 20th Century saw the construction of many new houses and the installation of modern facilities such as gas and telephone networks.

Demographics

Year	1970	1980	1991	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Population Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...	3 390	3 446	3 299	3 473	3 505	3 540	3 540	3 516	3 501

Parts

Fryšták is divided into 4 parts:

• Fryšták
• Dolní Ves
• Horní Ves
• Vítová