Olomouc District
Okres Olomouc
District
Location in the Olomouc Region within the Czech Republic
Location in the Olomouc Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°41′N 17°16′E / 49.683°N 17.267°E / 49.683; 17.267
Country Czech Republic
RegionOlomouc
CapitalOlomouc
Area
[1]
 • Total1,608.04 km2 (620.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
 • Total237,940
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities97
* Cities and towns7
* Market towns3

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

Administrative division

Olomouc District is divided into four administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Olomouc, Litovel, Šternberk and Uničov.

List of municipalities

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

Babice - Bělkovice-Lašťany - Bílá Lhota - Bílsko - Blatec - Bohuňovice - Bouzov - Bukovany - Bystročice - Bystrovany - Červenka - Charváty - Cholina - Daskabát - Dlouhá Loučka - Dolany - Doloplazy - Domašov nad Bystřicí - Domašov u Šternberka - Drahanovice - Dub nad Moravou - Dubčany - Grygov - Haňovice - Hlásnice - Hlubočky - Hlušovice - Hněvotín - Hnojice - Horka nad Moravou - Horní Loděnice - Hraničné Petrovice - Huzová - Jívová - Komárov - Kožušany-Tážaly - Krčmaň - Křelov-Břuchotín - Liboš - Lipina - Lipinka - Litovel - Loučany - Loučka - Luběnice - Luká - Lutín - Lužice - Majetín - Medlov - Měrotín - Mladeč - Mladějovice - Moravský Beroun - Mrsklesy - Mutkov - Náklo - Náměšť na Hané - Norberčany - Nová Hradečná - Olbramice - Olomouc - Paseka - Pňovice - Přáslavice - Příkazy - Řídeč - Samotišky - Senice na Hané - Senička - Skrbeň - Slatinice - Slavětín - Štěpánov - Šternberk - Strukov - Střeň - Suchonice - Svésedlice - Štarnov - Šumvald - Těšetice - Tovéř - Troubelice - Tršice - Újezd - Uničov - Ústín - Velká Bystřice - Velký Týnec - Velký Újezd - Věrovany - Vilémov - Želechovice - Žerotín

Part of the district area belongs to Libavá Military Training Area.

Geography

Litovel and surrounding landscape

The landscape is varied and rugged. The terrain is flat in the west and hilly in the east. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Nízký Jeseník (east), Upper Morava Valley (centre), Zábřeh Highlands (west), Hanušovice Highlands (a small part in the north), and Mohelnice Depression (a negligible area in the north). The highest point of the district is the hill Fidlův kopec in Libavá Military Training Area with an elevation of 680 m (2,230 ft), the lowest point is the river bed of the Morava in Věrovany at 194 m (636 ft).

From the total district area of 1,608.0 km2 (620.9 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 857.9 km2 (331.2 sq mi), forests occupy 499.0 km2 (192.7 sq mi), and water area occupies 17.3 km2 (6.7 sq mi). Forests cover 31.0% of the district's area.[1]

The most important river is the Morava, which flows through the territory from north to south. Is largest tributary in the district is the Bystřice. The Oder originates here and flows through the uninhabited part of the district to the east. Bodies of water are concentrated along the Morava, otherwise there are not many of them here. The largest body of water is Náklo; an artificial lake created by flooding a gravel quarry with an area of about 100 ha (250 acres).[3]

Almost the entire Litovelské Pomoraví Protected Landscape Area lies within the district.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869162,655—    
1880178,892+10.0%
1890188,357+5.3%
1900200,728+6.6%
1910209,018+4.1%
YearPop.±%
1921213,262+2.0%
1930227,778+6.8%
1950190,885−16.2%
1961203,460+6.6%
1970213,628+5.0%
YearPop.±%
1980226,179+5.9%
1991228,050+0.8%
2001229,119+0.5%
2011230,283+0.5%
2021237,291+3.0%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Most populated municipalities

Name Population[2] Area (km2)
Olomouc101,825103
Šternberk13,23949
Uničov11,12248
Litovel9,71246
Hlubočky4,20622
Velká Bystřice3,6259
Štěpánov3,55327
Lutín3,2148
Velký Týnec3,15721
Dolany2,92224

Economy

The largest employers with headquarters in Olomouc District and at least 1,000 employees are:[6]

Economic entity Location Number of employees Main activity
Olomouc University HospitalOlomouc5,000–9,999Health care
Palacký University OlomoucOlomouc4,000–4,999Education
Regional Police Directorate of the Olomouc RegionOlomouc2,000–2,499Public administration
Miele technikaUničov2,000–2,499Manufacture of electric domestic appliances
Bartoň a PartnerOlomouc1,500–1,999Cleaning of buildings
Forcorp GroupOlomouc1,500–1,999Private security activities
City of OlomoucOlomouc1,000–1,499Public administration

Transport

The D35 motorway (part of the European route E442) runs across the district. The D46 motorway (European route E462) separates from it in Olomouc and leads to Vyškov.

Sights

Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc

The Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000 because it is the most outstanding example of a type of monument specific to central Europe.[7]

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:[8]

The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are:[9]

Five of the ten most visited tourist destinations of the Olomouc Region are located in Olomouc District, and four of them directly in the city of Olomouc. The most visited tourist destinations are the Olomouc Zoo, Collection greenhouses, botanical garden and rosarium in Olomouc, Olomouc Aquapark, Bouzov Castle, and Regional Museum in Olomouc.[10]

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 "Land use (as at 31 December)". Public database. Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  2. 1 2 "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  3. ↑ "Pískovna Náklo u Litovle" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  4. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Olomouc" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
  5. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. ↑ "Registr ekonomických subjektů". Business Register (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  7. ↑ "Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. UNESCO. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  8. ↑ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Národní kulturní památky, okres Olomouc". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  9. ↑ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Památkové rezervace, Památkové zóny, okres Olomouc". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  10. ↑ "Turisté mají v České republice nejraději zoologické zahrady, technické památky, koupání a Pražský hrad" (in Czech). CzechTourism. 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
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