Valašské Meziříčí

Valašské Meziříčí, called Wallachisch Meseritsch in German, is a town in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of Czechia with about 23,000 inhabitants. It lies at the confluence of the Vsetínská Bečva and Rožnovská Bečva rivers, which join there to form the Bečva River. The town is industrial in character and is known especially for its chemical industry. Its historic centre is well preserved and protected as an urban monument zone. Among the most valuable monuments of the town are the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and the Žerotín Castle, which stand beside the modern industrial districts.