Vyškov District () is a
district
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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
Czech Republic
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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:
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 ...
,
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 ...
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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 -
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 ...
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Snovídky -
Studnice -
Švábenice -
Topolany -
Tučapy -
Uhřice -
Vážany nad Litavou -
Vážany -
Velešovice -
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 ...
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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 ...
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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
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 ...
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 ...
to 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:
*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 ...
*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 ...
* 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
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Districts of the South Moravian Region