{"id":272738,"date":"2026-06-26T21:14:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T19:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/?p=272738"},"modified":"2026-06-27T08:12:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T06:12:51","slug":"zlin-czech-republic-what-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/zlin-czech-republic-what-see\/","title":{"rendered":"What to See in Zl\u00edn, Czech Republic: 12 Tips for Ba\u0165a’s City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Say the name Ba\u0165a and most of us instantly picture a pair of comfortable shoes, yet few people realise what an urban miracle this shoemaking dynasty conjured up in the eastern corner of Moravia.<\/strong> Zl\u00edn in the Czech Republic is the only city of its kind in the world that was built from the ground up by a single company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Within just a few decades, Tom\u00e1\u0161 Ba\u0165a and his successors transformed a small, unremarkable village into a modern functionalist hub that earned the nickname “the garden city”. Everything here was given its own order, from the layout of the streets to the red bricks, glass and concrete used to build factories, schools and workers’ houses according to one unified module.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyone who comes to this part of Moravia suddenly finds themselves in a living, textbook example of twentieth-century modern architecture. I’ve put together a detailed guide packed with tips on what to see in Zl\u00edn, so you can make the most of this fascinating city surrounded by the gorgeous greenery of the Wallachia region and not miss a single important spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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