ZlínZlín

Jana Kročilová

Basic factsBasic facts

• population: 78 000 people• river: the Dřevnice• first document: 1322 • country: the Czech

Republic, south-east Moravia

• region: Zlín district: Zlín

Baťa´s companyBaťa´s company

• 1894 – Tomáš Baťa founded a shoe factory there

• 1923 – T. Baťa elected a mayor of Zlín• population grew from 3 000 in 1894

to 35 000 in 1932• 1931 – Tomáš Baťa sold his company

to his brother Jan Antonín• 1932 – Tomáš Baťa died in a plane

crash, his brother continued in filling up their business dreams

• during the Great Depression Baťa company expanded and Zlín became the strategic headquarters of a prosperous international company

Communist ruleCommunist rule

• from 1949 to 1989 Zlín was renamed Gottwaldow after the first communist president Klement Gottwald

• Baťa´s company was renamed „Svit“

• 1990 the town got its former name Zlín

Baťa´s skyscraper („21“)Baťa´s skyscraper („21“)

• finished in 1938 by Jan Antonín Baťa

• the tallest Czechoslovak building (77,5m)

• a special feature: Jan had his office inside of an elevator with a sink, telephone, air-conditioning etc.

• currently it´s the seat of Zlín Regional Government

Baťa´s architectureBaťa´s architecture

• Tomáš Baťa´s idea of a „Green City“ – simple houses surrounded by greenery

• uniformity of buildings = using the same materials for all buildings – red bricks, glass, reiforced concrete (vyztužený beton)

Baťa´s villaBaťa´s villa

• constructed between 1909 and 1911 for Tomáš Baťa

• the best of early 20th century European architecture

• Baťa selected the place due to a view over his factories

• after confiscation in 1945 served as a Pioneers´ house

• set in the heart of the city in a large private park

• today private and corporate meetings, weddings

The Grand Cinema in ZlínThe Grand Cinema in Zlín

• 1932 – cinema was built – 2580 seats, screen 9x7m – the biggest in Europe at that time!

• a culture hall – films, opera, ballet, concerts, sport events

• 1944 – a bomb attack during WW2

• 1960 - a film festival for children founded

• 2001 – the cinema on the list of national heritage

Tomáš Baťa University in ZlínTomáš Baťa University in Zlín

• established in 2000• 13 500 students• 6 faculties offer studying

humanities, natural science, technology and arts

• a new University Centre opened in 2008, designed by a world-renowed architect Prof. Eva Jiřičná, with a new library and University Rectorate

• some study programmes take place in Regional Education Institution in Uherské Hradiště

Sports in ZlínSports in Zlín

• extraleague in ice hockey

• the highest volleyball league

• women´s handball