Komenský Park

Komenský Park is a place in Zlín people tend to visit almost instinctively. It is one of the city’s most pleasant corners and forms a true green oasis in the heart of Zlín. It is ideal for relaxation, meeting friends and active leisure alike. People come here for a morning coffee, an afternoon siesta as well as the relaxed early-evening atmosphere of outdoor seating areas. This park has a way of turning any day, even the most ordinary moment, into a special experience.

In summer, you can lie beneath the tree canopies, lose yourself in a book, enjoy a fresh coffee on a bench or treat yourself to something good to eat. You’ll also find a patisserie, bakeries, cafés and bistros servicing a variety of treats, lining the park along Zlín’s first pedestrian boulevard. You can also sit in one of the summer outdoor seating areas overlooking the green oasis. Children will have plenty of fun at the large playground with climbing frames, rope nets, a sandpit, swings, a chime installation and other play elements.

An elliptical path leads you through the park, revealing that each part has its own atmosphere – from the slightly busier side along the boulevard, alive with small shops, cafés and a music club, to the quieter corners where you can sit peacefully or watch the bustling city.

Komenský Park has a history spanning almost a century. It was established in 1930 on the site of the former manorial farm and vegetable garden that supplied the nearby château – livestock and poultry were kept here, and fruit and vegetables were grown. In the 1920s, as Zlín experienced the rapid expansion of the Baťa company, the idea of a ‘city in gardens’ also began to take hold. In 1929, Tomáš Baťa purchased the château and farm from Baron Haupt, paving the way for the first park developments.

In the 1980s, the park underwent extensive reconstruction, followed by minor adjustments in the 1990s, yet it still failed to become a place where people wanted to spend time. A fundamental transformation came only after an architectural competition announced by the city. In the autumn of 2014, the park took on its current form based on designs by architects Václav Babka, Zdeněk Sendler, Lucie Radilová and Pavel Mudřík – open, modern and welcoming for everyday life.

What was once a space people preferred to avoid has become a vibrant heart of the city, one you will fall in love with at first sight.

In 2015 the park received the Park of the Year award, followed a year later by Park of the Decade, and in 2025 it was awarded the title Park of a Quarter Century.