Lidečko ze Vsetínska is the Czech village of the year

The Czech village Lidečko ze Vsetínska has won the government’s Village of the Year award. The village, in eastern Moravia, near the Slovak border will now get a one million crown grant from the Czech Ministry of Regional Development. The award was announced Monday by the controversial Regional Development Minister Jiří Čunek. Entries are evaluated on their abilities and efforts to transform and renew their villages, with particular emphasis placed on civic engagement. Lidečko ze Vsetínska will now be entered in a similar Europe-wide competition.