Přerov District () is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...

in the

Olomouc Region Olomouc Region (; , ; ) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western and central part of its historical region of Moravia (''Morava'') and in a small part of the historical region of Czech Silesia (''České Sl ...

of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

. Its capital is the city of

Přerov Přerov (; ) is a city in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 41,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Bečva River. In the past it was a major crossroad in the heart of Moravia in the Czech Republic. The historic city centre is we ...

Administrative division

Přerov District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Přerov, Hranice and Lipník nad Bečvou.

List of municipalities

Cities and towns are marked in bold and market towns in ''italics'': Bělotín - Beňov - Bezuchov -

Bohuslávky Bohuslávky is a municipality and village in Přerov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Bohuslávky lies approximately north-east of Přerov, east of Olomouc, and east of Prague Prague ( ...

- Bochoř - ''

Brodek u Přerova Brodek u Přerova (until 1949 Brodek) is a market town in Přerov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,800 inhabitants. Administrative division Brodek u Přerova consists of two municipal parts (in brackets populati ...

'' - Buk - Býškovice - Čechy - Čelechovice - Černotín - Císařov - Citov - Dobrčice - Dolní Nětčice - Dolní Těšice - Dolní Újezd - Domaželice - '' Dřevohostice'' - Grymov -

Hlinsko Hlinsko () is a town in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 9,600 inhabitants. The local part of Betlém is well preserved example of folk architecture and is protected as a Cultural monument (Czech Republi ...

- Horní Moštěnice - Horní Nětčice - Horní Těšice - Horní Újezd - Hrabůvka - Hradčany - Hranice - '' Hustopeče nad Bečvou'' - Jezernice - Jindřichov - Kladníky - Klokočí -

Kojetín Kojetín () is a town in Přerov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,700 inhabitants. Administrative division Kojetín consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Koje ...

- Kokory - Křenovice - Křtomil - Lazníčky - Lazníky - Lhota - Lhotka -

Lipník nad Bečvou Lipník nad Bečvou (; ) is a town in Přerov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reser ...

- Lipová - Líšná - Lobodice - Malhotice - Měrovice nad Hanou - Milenov - Milotice nad Bečvou - Nahošovice - Nelešovice - Oldřichov - Olšovec - Opatovice - Oplocany - Oprostovice - Osek nad Bečvou - Paršovice - Partutovice - Pavlovice u Přerova - Podolí - Polkovice - Polom - Potštát -

- Přestavlky - Prosenice - Provodovice - Radíkov - Radkova Lhota - Radkovy - Radotín - Radslavice - Radvanice - Rakov - Rokytnice - Rouské - Říkovice - Skalička - Soběchleby - Sobíšky - Stará Ves - Stříbrnice - Střítež nad Ludinou -

Sušice Sušice (; ) is a town in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban mon ...

- Šišma - Špičky - Teplice nad Bečvou -

Tovačov Tovačov () is a town in Přerov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,500 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monume ...

- Troubky - Tučín - Turovice - Týn nad Bečvou - Uhřičice - Ústí - Veselíčko - Věžky - Vlkoš - Všechovice - Výkleky - Zábeštní Lhota - Žákovice - Zámrsky - Želatovice

Geography

The landscape is mainly flat in the west and undulating in the east. The district is characterized by a deforested fertile landscape. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Upper Morava Valley (west),

Nízký Jeseník Nízký Jeseník (, ) is a flat highland and Geomorphological division of the Czech Republic, geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the east of the country in the Olomouc Region, Olomouc and Moravian-Silesian Region, M ...

(north), Moravian Gate (a strip from east to centre), Moravian-Silesian Foothills (south), and

Litenčice Hills Litenčice () is a market town in Kroměříž District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. Administrative division Litenčice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 censu ...

(a small part in the southwest). The highest point of the district is the hill Strážná in Luboměř pod Strážnou with an elevation of , the lowest point is the river bed of the Morava in

at . From the total district area of ,

agricultural land Agricultural land is typically land ''devoted to'' agriculture, the systematic and controlled use of other organism, forms of lifeparticularly the rearing of livestock and production of cropsto produce food for humans. It is generally synonymous ...

occupies , forests occupy , and water area occupies . Forests cover 16.4% of the district's area. The largest river is the Morava, which crosses the territory in its western part. The longest river within the district is the Bečva, which flows across the district from east to west and then joins the Morava. Around the Morava there are several ponds and artificial lakes created by flooding gravel quarries; otherwise there are not many bodies of water. There are no large-scale protected areas.

Demographics

Most populated municipalities

Economy

The largest employers with headquarters in Přerov District and at least 500 employees are:

Transport

The D1 motorway (part of the European route E462) from

Brno Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making ...

Ostrava Ostrava (; ; ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 283,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four rivers: Oder, Opava (river), Opa ...

runs across the district. An unfinished section of the motorway is replaced by the I/55 road. The D35 motorway heading to

Olomouc Olomouc (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 103,000 inhabitants, making it the Statutory city (Czech Republic), sixth largest city in the country. It is the administrative centre of the Olomouc Region. Located on the Morava (rive ...

separates from the D1 near Lipník nad Bečvou. The D48 motorway heading to Frýdek-Místek (further continuation of the European route E462) separates from the D1 near Hranice.

Sights

There are no national cultural monuments in the district. The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are: *

(monument reservation) * Hranice * Potštát *

* Lhotka * Stará Ves * Uhřičice The most visited tourist destination is the Helfštýn Castle.

Notable people

References

External links

Přerov District
– profile on the Czech Statistical Office website {{DEFAULTSORT:Prerov District Districts of the Olomouc Region