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Uherské Hradiště is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic, 23 km (14 mi) southwest of Zlín on the Morava River. The town itself has a population of around 25,000. The town is the center of Moravian Slovakia, a region known for its characteristic folklore, music, costumes, traditions and production of wine. The small centre of the town is historically significant and protected by law.
Understand
[edit]Get in
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Map of Uherské Hradiště
By bus
[edit]Direct connection between from Brno, Prague and Zlín.
By train
[edit]Direct connection from Prague through Olomouc. From Brno, the best way is to take a train to Staré Město u Uherského Hradiště and transfer to another train; this takes about 1h 30min.
By car
[edit]Along the I/50 road.
Get around
[edit]The historic centre is small and walkable.
See
[edit]- 1 Masarykovo náměstí. A square in historic center.
- 2 Mariánské náměstí. A square in historic center.
- 3 Church of Saint Francis Xavier.
- 6 Park Rochus.
- 7 Wine cellars in Mařatice.
- 8 Kunovice Museum. Open only April-October. Aircraft museum with various smaller aircraft, TU-154, helicopters etc.
Do
[edit]- Watch football: 1. FC Slovácko play soccer in First League, the Czech top tier. Their home ground is Miroslava Valenty Stadium, capacity 8120, which occasionally hosts international matches, such as Czech Republic v Ukraine in 2018.