ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtiːn, ɡɹˈɑːs mˈɛsɚɹˌɪtʃ vɛlkˈeɪ mˈɛzɪɹˌɪtʃi wʌz pˈɑːɹt ʌv ˈɔːstɹiəhˈʌŋɡɚɹi, hˈɛd ʌvðə dˈɪstɹɪkt wɪððə sˈeɪm nˈeɪm, wˈʌn ʌvðə θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹ bˈɛzɚkʃˌɔːptmɐnʃˌæfʔn̩ ɪn mɔːɹˈeɪviə.
Until 1918, Groß Meseritsch – Velké Meziříčí was part of Austria-Hungary, head of the district with the same name, one of the 34 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Moravia.