Sidonie is a village and municipal part of Brumov-Bylnice in ZlÃÂn District in the ZlÃÂn Region of the Czech Republic. It is located near the border with Slovakia in the White Carpathians mountain range.
Sidonie is located in the southeastern part of the territory of Brumov-Bylnice, about southeast of ZlÃÂn. It lies in the White Carpathians mountain range and within the BÃÂlé Karpaty Protected Landscape Area. The built-up area is situated in a narrow valley formed by the Vlárka Stream, which flows along the Czech-Slovak state border. The surrounding area is mountainous and forested. The highest point of the Sidonie area is the Pyrtàmountain at above sea level.
Near the village is the Sidonie Nature Reserve. It has an area of . The subject of protection is the intact beech forest of the White Carpathians.
In 1788, a glassworks was established by Count Jan Kà Âitel Illésházy and named Svatá Sidonia () after his wife Sidonia. A workers' settlement gradually developed around the glassworks. In 1859, the settlement with the glassworks was rented to the entrepreneur Josef Schreiber. During the administration by the Schreiber family, Svatá Sidonia experienced the greatest growth and prosperity. The glassworks ceased operations in 1932.
From the establishment of sovereign municipalities in 1848 until 1950, Svatá Sidonia was a municipal part of Bylnice. In 1951, it was renamed Svatá Sidonie and became an independent municipality. In 1960, it was renamed Sidonie. Since 15 July 1976, Sidonie has been a municipal part of Brumov-Bylnice.
The village became known during the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, when the Vlárka Stream was designated as the state border and part of the village remained on the Slovak side. This led to the division of some families and an international dispute. The dispute was ended in 1997, when the Slovak part of the village was annexed to the Czech Republic in exchange for the settlement of U Sabotà ¯.
The road border crossing Brumov-Bylnice / Horné Srnie is located in the southernmost part of the Sidonie territory, in the Vlára Pass area. The road border crossing is located on the I/57 road, which connects VsetÃÂn with Dubnica nad Váhom in Slovakia.
In the Vlára pass is the railway station Vlárský prà ¯smyk. It is the terminus and beginning of a short railway line from/to Bylnice, but it is only in operation during the summer season on fridays and weekends.
The workers' colony documents the standard of living of the glass workers from the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. However, this unique and historically rare set of former workers' dwellings is today altered by different adjustments of the owners of individual houses. The whole block is covered with a gabled roof with wooden dormers. For its value, the area is protected as a village monument zone.