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News, events, stories and tips for trips around the Bata Region
Who was who in the Bata family?
When Tomas, Antonín and Anna Bata founded a shoemaking workshop in Zlín in 1894, it was just a small town on the periphery of Moravia region. A few years later, Zlín became a modern city of perfectly thought-out architecture, naturally blending in with a perfectly functioning factory located literally in the gardens. Who was at the birth of the whole Bata empire?
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Zlín Zone: guided architectural walks
Architectural walks with local guides will take you on tours of Planned City, Bata's Housing or Factory in the Gardens. The Zlín Zone tours are held every Wednesday and Saturday from May to September. They often sell out, so you'd better book your spot in advance.
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Little Zlíns in the Czech Republic: Bata towns across the country
The enormous growth of shoe production and the entire management system in Zlín led Tomas and Jan Antonín Baťa to expand the production before the Second World War also to other towns. But it was not just a matter of building a factory and tracks to it.
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