Chropyně
Chropyně () is a town in Kroměříž District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,700 inhabitants. Administrative parts The village of Plešovec is an administrative part of Chropyně. Geography Chropyně is located about north of Kroměříž and northwest of Zlín. It lies in the Upper Morava Valley. The river Malá Bečva flows through the town and other small watercourses flow into it in the municipal territory. The confluence of the Malá Bečva with the Morava is situated on the southern border of the territory. There are several ponds in the territory. The largest of them is Zámecký in the centre of the town. The pond area is protected as a national nature reserve. History The first written mention of Chropyně is from 1261, when the settlement was donated to the newly established monastery in Vizovice. During the rule of lords of Ludanice in the 15th century, a set of fish ponds was built here and Chropyně became the centre of a small estate. The fish farming brought economic prosperity to Chropyně and in 1535, it was promoted to a market town by King Ferdinand I. In 1615–1617, Chropyně was owned by Cardinal Franz von Dietrichstein.