Napajedla, Zlín Region, Czech Republic

🇨🇿 Napajedla is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Napajedla is located on the tripoint of the cultural and ethnographic regions of Moravian Wallachia, Moravian Slovakia and Hanakia. The town hosts an annual meeting of folk ensembles called Moravské chodníčky. Folklore ensembles Radovan and Radovánek with long history are based in the town. Other annual cultural events are St. Wenceslaus Celebrations and Theatre Festival of Amateur Ensembles.

The pseudo-Renaissance town hall was built in 1898 to celebrate the promotion of Napajedla to a town. It was decorated by František Uprka and Jano Köhler.

The Old Castle was built in the mid-18th century. It is surrounded by a 10 hectares (25 acres) large English park. Today it serves as a hotel.

An important monument is the stud farm, founded in 1886 by the then owner of the estate Aristide Baltazzi. The tradition of breeding thoroughbred here continues to this day. In a large area, in addition to English-style stables, there are also paddocks with horses and the so-called rotunda with the burial ground of the most famous stallions.

The Church of Saint Bartholomew was built in 1710–1712. It replaced an older church with insufficient capacity.

There is a mineral spring called Slanica (from slaný, i.e. "salty") in the town. The existence of the mineral springs was first mentioned in documents from the 16th century. The springs were severely damaged when the railroad was built in the mid-19th century, and only one spring persisted. This spring is used till today. The town was also known for its spa, however the spa was closed in the mid 20th century.