Archiv města Vsetín

Archiv města Vsetín 

The first record of Vsetín dates from 1308. The town was managed by the municipal council headed by the mayor. After 1949, the administration of the municipality was performed by an elected body - the municipal committee headed by the mayor. During the Nazi occupation, the town was headed by the government commissioner. In 1945, the municipal office of the town was abolished and the local national committee was formed. The oldest evidence of Jewish settlement dates from 1669. In 1880, 111 Jews (2% of the population) lived there. There was a Jewish community, after 1890 belonging to the Jewish religious community of Hranice. The 19th century synagogue was burned and demolished by the Nazis. 

Archiv města Vsetín