Hutisko-Solanec
Introduction '''Hutisko-Solanec''' is a municipality in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.
Administrative parts The municipality is made up of villages of Hutisko and Solanec pod Soláněm.
Etymology The name of Hutisko refers to glassworks (''hutě''), which was founded here in the early 17th century. The settlement of Solanec was named after the nearby Soláň Hill.
Geography Hutisko-Solanec lies about  northeast of Vsetín and  northeast of Zlín.The northern part of the municipality with Hutisko is located in the Rožnov Furrow valley, the southern part with Solanec pod Soláněm is located in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids. The southern municipal border leads over the peaks of several high mountains, including Tanečnice at , Leští at , and Soláň at . The entire municipality lies in the Beskydy Protected Landscape Area.
History The settlement of Hutisko was founded by Baltazar of Zierotin in 1656.The settlement of Solanec became a municipality in 1657, Hutisko in 1666.Hutisko and Solanec pod Soláněm were merged into one municipality in 1960.
Demographics
Sights In the municipality is a monument to Charlotte Garrigue, built in 1926 and initiated by the managing teacher Cyril Mach.
Twin towns – sister cities Hutisko-Solanec is twinned with:* Makov, Slovakia
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