Luhačovice

Luhačovice is a spa town in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic, with about 5,000 inhabitants. It lies in the valley of the stream Luhačovický potok in the Vizovice Highlands, about 15 kilometres south of Zlín, at an elevation of about 250 metres; the highest point of its territory is the hill Brda at 600 metres. The town is known for the largest spa in Moravia and for buildings designed by the architect Dušan Jurkovič between 1902 and 1914, and its well preserved historic centre is protected as an urban monument zone. The first written mention is from 1412, the Serényi family owned the estate from 1629 until 1945 and first used the mineral springs, and the municipality was promoted to a town in 1936. Its mineral water is bottled under the brand name Vincentka.