Bystřice pod Lopeníkem is a village and municipality (obec

Obec

Obec is the Czech and Slovak word for a municipality . The literal meaning of the word is "commune" or "community". It is the smallest administrative unit that is governed by elected representatives. Cities are also municipalities...

) in Uherské Hradiště District

Uherské Hradište District

Uherské Hradiště District is one of four districts within Zlín Region of the Czech Republic...

 in the Zlín Region

Zlín Region

Zlín Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the central-eastern part of the historical region of Moravia. It is named after its capital Zlín....

 of the Czech Republic.

The municipality covers an area of 13.42 square kilometres (5.2 sq mi), and has a population of 814 (as at 3 July 2006).

Bystřice pod Lopeníkem lies approximately 26 kilometres (16 mi) south-east of Uherské Hradiště

Uherské Hradište

Uherské Hradiště is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It lies on the Morava river and is the seat of the Uherské Hradiště District.- History :...

, 31 km (19 mi) south of Zlín

Zlín

Zlín , from 1949 to 1989 Gottwaldov , is a city in the Zlín Region, southeastern Moravia, Czech Republic, on the Dřevnice River. The development of the modern city is closely connected to the Bata Shoes company...

, and 272 km (169 mi) south-east of Prague

Prague

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.