Zlín

Zlín is an industrial and university city in eastern Moravia, in the Czech Republic, and the administrative centre of the Zlín Region. Its identity is closely tied to the Baťa shoe company, which transformed a small market town into a planned modern city in the first half of the 20th century and left a distinctive functionalist architectural legacy.

The city's most recognizable landmark is Baťa's Skyscraper, a 21-storey administrative building completed in 1938, along with the brick factory complex, workers' housing, villas and schools that made Zlín an early example of a garden industrial town. Zlín Castle, Malenovice Castle and the Lesní čtvrť residential area add older and green layers to the cityscape.

Visitors can explore the city centre around náměstí Míru, the Baťa Institute cultural centre, the Museum of Southeast Moravia and the expansive ZOO Zlín-Lešná, one of the country's most visited zoos. Nearby trips lead to the spa town of Luhačovice, the Wallachian hills and Moravian wine and folk traditions.

Zlín remains a business and innovation hub built on footwear, rubber, plastics, engineering and creative industries, supported by Tomas Bata University and a strong film tradition. The annual Zlín Film Festival for children and youth, conferences and industrial heritage events keep the city active for both business and leisure travellers.

For business visitors, Zlín offers modern meeting spaces, an industrial heritage atmosphere and easy regional connections; for leisure travellers it combines 20th-century architecture, family attractions and access to Moravia's countryside.