Wallachian village Ratiboř

...lies approximately 7 km west of the town of Vsetín in the valley of the Ratibořka stream on the eastern edge of the Hostýn Hills. The altitude of the village is 343 metres above sea level, the highest peak is Drastihlava with a height of 695 metres.

The first written mention of the probable settlement of Ratiboř can be found in a document of Václav III from 1306, which announces the establishment of a Cistercian monastery at the confluence of the Bečva and Ratibořka rivers. In the Middle Ages, the village was part of the Vsetín manor and a pastoral way of life developed here, as elsewhere in Wallachia. In addition to herding, the inhabitants lived by farming, and later also by small crafts, or daily work, and labour was obligatory.

1 306

...in the charter of Václav III from this year the first written mention of the settlement of Ratiboř can be found.

7km

is the distance to the nearest town, Vsetín.

1833

inhabitants live in Ratiboř (as of 1.1.2015).

18,75

area of the village in km2.

695 m

is the highest peak called Drastihlava.