Zlín District

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

Zlín District
Okres Zlín
District
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
Country Czech Republic
RegionZlín
CapitalZlín
Area
[1]
 • Total1,045.25 km2 (403.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
 • Total192,333
 • Density180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities91
* Cities and towns10
* Market towns1

Administrative division

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

List of municipalities

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
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
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
Name Population[2] Area (km2)
Zlín74,191103
Otrokovice17,63420
Napajedla7,17120
Slavičín6,23834
Brumov-Bylnice5,47156
Luhačovice5,10733
Vizovice4,87029
Valašské Klobouky4,86827
Fryšták3,80024
Slušovice2,9507

Economy

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 BarumOtrokovice4,000–4,999Manufacture of tyres
Regional Hospital of T. BaťaZlín3,000–3,999Health care
HP TronicZlín2,500–2,999Retail sale
Regional Police Directorate of the Zlín RegionZlín1,500–1,999Public administration
FatraNapajedla1,000–1,499Manufacture of plastic products
Tomas Bata University in ZlínZlín1,000–1,499Education

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

Transport

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
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

References
  1. "Land use (as at 31 December)". Public database. Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  2. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Zlín" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
  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 2023-04-12.
  7. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Památkové rezervace, Památkové zóny, okres Zlín". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  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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