The first written mention of Vrbětice dates back to 1318.

With the exception of forest work, its residents were exempt from forced labour.

[3] In the 1620 land register, a hereditary bailiff is documented for the first time in Vrbětice.

[4] In 1850, after the abolition of patrimonial, Vrbětice formed a municipality in the district administration Uherský Brod and the judicial district Valašské Klobouky.

[6] In 2014, a series of explosions occurred in a military warehouse in Vrbětice.