Vyškov 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

South Moravian Region The South Moravian Region (; , ; ), or just South Moravia, is an Regions of the Czech Republic, administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the south-western part of its historical region of Moravia. The region's capital is Brno, th ...

of the

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. Its capital is the town of

Vyškov Vyškov (; ) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 21,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Administrative division Vyškov consists of 13 mun ...

Administrative division

Vyškov District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence:

, Bučovice and

Slavkov u Brna Slavkov u Brna (; ) is a town in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,300 inhabitants. The town gave its name to the Battle of Austerlitz, which took place several kilometres west of the town. The his ...

List of municipalities

Towns are marked in bold and market towns in ''italics'': Bohaté Málkovice - Bohdalice-Pavlovice - Bošovice - '' Brankovice'' - Bučovice - Chvalkovice - Dětkovice - Dobročkovice - Dražovice - Drnovice - Drysice - Habrovany - Heršpice - Hlubočany - Hodějice - Holubice -

Hostěrádky-Rešov Hostěrádky-Rešov is a municipality and village in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants. Hostěrádky-Rešov lies approximately south-west of Vyškov, south-east of Brno, and sou ...

- Hoštice-Heroltice - Hrušky - '' Hvězdlice'' -

Ivanovice na Hané Ivanovice na Hané () is a town in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,000 inhabitants. Administrative division Ivanovice na Hané consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to ...

- Ježkovice - Kobeřice u Brna - Kojátky - Komořany - Kozlany - Kožušice - Krásensko - Křenovice - Křižanovice - Křižanovice u Vyškova - Kučerov - Letonice - Lovčičky - Luleč - Lysovice - Malínky - Medlovice - Milešovice - Milonice - Moravské Málkovice - Mouřínov - Němčany - Nemochovice - Nemojany - Nemotice - Nesovice - Nevojice - Nížkovice - Nové Sady - Olšany - Orlovice - Otnice - Podbřežice - Podivice - Podomí - Prusy-Boškůvky - Pustiměř - Račice-Pístovice - Radslavice - Rašovice - Rostěnice-Zvonovice - Rousínov - Ruprechtov - Rybníček - Šaratice -

- Snovídky - Studnice - Švábenice - Topolany - Tučapy - Uhřice - Vážany nad Litavou - Vážany - Velešovice -

Zbýšov Zbýšov is a town in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,700 inhabitants. Geography Zbýšov is located about west of Brno. It lies on the border between the Křižanov Highlands and Boskov ...

- Zelená Hora Part of the district area belongs to Military Training Area Březina.

Geography

The district is characterized by a hilly landscape complemented by many valleys. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Drahany Highlands (north),

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 ...

(west and east), Vyškov Gate (a strip between Drahany Highlands and Litenčice Hills), Ždánice Forest (south) and

Dyje–Svratka Valley The Dyje–Svratka Valley () is a valley and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the South Moravian Region. Its name is derived from the rivers Thaya (Dyje) and Svratka. Geomorphology The Dyje–Svratka Valley ...

(small part in the west). The highest point of the district is the hill Horka in Military Training Area Březina with an elevation of , the lowest point is the river bed of the Litava 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 33.8% of the district's area. There are many watercourses in the territory, but none significant. The most important rivers are the Litava (a tributary of the Svratka), which flows across the district from east to west, and

Haná Haná or Hanakia ( or ''Hanácko'', or ''Hanakei'') is an ethnographic region in central Moravia in the Czech Republic. Etymology The region was named after the Haná (river), Haná River. Description Its core area is located along the ep ...

, which flows to the east into the Morava. The territory is poor in bodies of water. The only notable body of water is Opatovice Reservoir with an area of . There are no large-scale protected areas.

Demographics

Most populated municipalities

Economy

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

Transport

The D1 motorway 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 ...

leads across the district. The D46 motorway separates from it and leads from Vyškov 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 ...

Sights

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are: * Bučovice Castle * Slavkov Castle *Homestead No. 12 in Kučerov The best-preserved settlements and landscapes, protected as monument zones, are: *

* Lysovice * Rostěnice * Zvonovice *Battlefield of the

Battle of Austerlitz The Battle of Austerlitz (2 December 1805/11 Frimaire An XIV French Republican calendar, FRC), also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors, was one of the most important military engagements of the Napoleonic Wars. The battle occurred near t ...

(partly) The most visited tourist destinations are Dinopark Vyškov and Vyškov Zoo.

Notable people

References

External links

Vyškov District
– profile on the Czech Statistical Office website {{DEFAULTSORT:Vyskov District Districts of the South Moravian Region