Valašská Polanka
Introduction '''Valašská Polanka''' is a municipality and village in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.Valašská Polanka lies approximately  south of Vsetín,  east of Zlín, and  east of Prague.
Etymology The name is derivered from the region of Moravian Wallachia () in which it lies, and the word ''polana'' which meant a field lined with forest.
History The first written mention of Polanka is from 1361.The name of Valašská Polanka has been used since 1929.
Gallery Valašská Polanka, railway station.jpg|Railway stationValašská Polanka, church.jpg|Church of Saint John the Baptist
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