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Zlín District

Coordinates: 48°57′N 17°11′E / 48.950°N 17.183°E / 48.950; 17.183
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Zlín District
Okres Zlín
Location in the Zlín Region within the Czech Republic
Location in the Zlín Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°57′N 17°11′E / 48.950°N 17.183°E / 48.950; 17.183
Country Czech Republic
RegionZlín
CapitalZlín
Area
 • Total1,045.25 km2 (403.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total192,297
 • Density180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities91
* Cities and towns10
* Market towns1

Zlín District (Czech: okres Zlín) is a district in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Zlín.

Administrative division

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Zlín District is divided into five administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Zlín, Luhačovice, Otrokovice, Valašské Klobouky and Vizovice.

List of municipalities

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Cities and towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:

Bělov - Biskupice - Bohuslavice nad Vláří - Bohuslavice u Zlína - Bratřejov - Březnice - Březová - Březůvky - Brumov-Bylnice - Dešná - Dobrkovice - Dolní Lhota - Doubravy - Drnovice - Držková - Fryšták - Halenkovice - Haluzice - Horní Lhota - Hostišová - Hřivínův Újezd - Hrobice - Hvozdná - Jasenná - Jestřabí - Kaňovice - Karlovice - Kašava - Kelníky - Komárov - Křekov - Lhota - Lhotsko - Lípa - Lipová - Loučka - Ludkovice - Luhačovice - Lukov - Lukoveček - Lutonina - Machová - Mysločovice - Napajedla - Návojná - Nedašov - Nedašova Lhota - Neubuz - Oldřichovice - Ostrata - Otrokovice - Petrůvka - Podhradí - Podkopná Lhota - Pohořelice - Poteč - Pozlovice - Provodov - Racková - Rokytnice - Rudimov - Šanov - Šarovy - Sazovice - Sehradice - Slavičín - Slopné - Slušovice - Spytihněv - Štítná nad Vláří-Popov - Študlov - Tečovice - Tichov - Tlumačov - Trnava - Ublo - Újezd - Valašské Klobouky - Valašské Příkazy - Velký Ořechov - Veselá - Vizovice - Vlachova Lhota - Vlachovice - Vlčková - Všemina - Vysoké Pole - Zádveřice-Raková - Želechovice nad Dřevnicí - Zlín - Žlutava

Geography

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Veselá and surrounding landscape

Zlín District borders Slovakia in the southeast. In the west, a lowland extends into the district, otherwise the terrain is hilly to mountainous. The territory extends into six geomorphological mesoregions: Vizovice Highlands (most of the territory), White Carpathians (southeast), Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains (north), Upper Morava Valley (a small part in the northwest), Lower Morava Valley (a small part in the southwest), and Chřiby (a small part in the west). The highest point of the district is the mountain Průklesy in Nedašov with an elevation of 836 m (2,743 ft). The lowest point of the district is the river bed of the Morava in Spytihněv at 180 m (590 ft).

From the total district area of 1,045.3 km2 (403.6 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 474.1 km2 (183.1 sq mi), forests occupy 446.8 km2 (172.5 sq mi), and water area occupies 12.3 km2 (4.7 sq mi). Forests cover 42.7% of the district's area.[1]

The main river of the district is the Morava, which crosses the district in the west. The area is poor in bodies of water. The only significant body of water is the Slušovice Reservoir.

Bílé Karpaty is a protected landscape area that covers the southeastern part of the district.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
186973,014—    
188077,891+6.7%
189079,767+2.4%
190083,892+5.2%
191088,115+5.0%
YearPop.±%
192189,596+1.7%
1930113,428+26.6%
1950150,466+32.7%
1961165,397+9.9%
1970173,407+4.8%
YearPop.±%
1980191,634+10.5%
1991197,071+2.8%
2001195,618−0.7%
2011190,488−2.6%
2021187,371−1.6%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Most populated municipalities

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Name Population[2] Area (km2)
Zlín 74,255 103
Otrokovice 17,597 20
Napajedla 7,172 20
Slavičín 6,224 34
Brumov-Bylnice 5,424 56
Luhačovice 5,087 33
Vizovice 4,886 29
Valašské Klobouky 4,880 27
Fryšták 3,843 24
Slušovice 2,961 7

Economy

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The largest employers with headquarters in Zlín District and at least 1,000 employees are:[5]

Economic entity Location Number of employees Main activity
Continental Barum Otrokovice 4,000–4,999 Manufacture of tyres
Regional Hospital of T. Baťa Zlín 3,000–3,999 Health care
HP Tronic Zlín 2,500–2,999 Retail sale
Regional Police Directorate of the Zlín Region Zlín 1,500–1,999 Public administration
Fatra Napajedla 1,000–1,499 Manufacture of plastic products
Tomas Bata University in Zlín Zlín 1,000–1,499 Education

Well-known companies employing 500–999 people and based in Zlín are Baťa and Tescoma.

Transport

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The D55 motorway, which separates from the D1 motorway, leads to Otrokovice. The I/49 road runs from Otrokovice to the Czech-Slovak border via Zlín, across the district.

Sights

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Vizovice Castle

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:[6]

The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument zones, are:[7]

The most visited tourist destination are the Zlín-Lešná Zoo and Museum of South East Moravia in Zlín.[8]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Land use (as at 31 December)". Public database. Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  2. ^ a b "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. ^ "Registr ekonomických subjektů". Business Register (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  6. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Národní kulturní památky, okres Zlín". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  7. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Památkové rezervace, Památkové zóny, okres Zlín". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  8. ^ "Turisté mají v České republice nejraději zoologické zahrady, technické památky, koupání a Pražský hrad" (in Czech). CzechTourism. 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
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