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Zlín District () is a
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in the
Zlín Region Zlín Region () is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the south-eastern part of the historical region of Moravia. It is named after its capital Zlín. Together with the Olomouc Region it forms a cohesion area of Central M ...
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
Zlín Zlín (in 1949–1989 Gottwaldov; ; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 75,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of the Zlín Region and it lies on the Dřevnice River. It is known as an industrial centre. The development of the modern city ...
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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 nad Vláří is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. Bohuslavice nad Vláří lies approximately south-east of Zlín and south-east of Prague Pra ...
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Bohuslavice u Zlína Bohuslavice may refer to places in the Czech Republic: *Bohuslavice (Jihlava District), a municipality and village in the Vysočina Region * Bohuslavice (Náchod District), a municipality and village in the Hradec Králové Region * Bohuslavice (Op ...
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Bratřejov Bratřejov is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants. Bratřejov lies approximately east of Zlín and east of Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of ci ...
- Březnice - Březová -
Březůvky Březůvky is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants. Březůvky lies approximately south of Zlín and south-east of Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and Lis ...
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Brumov-Bylnice Brumov-Bylnice () is a town in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,400 inhabitants. The historic centre of Brumov and the workers' colony are well preserved and are protected by law as two Cultural monument (Cze ...
- Dešná -
Dobrkovice Dobrkovice is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Dobrkovice lies approximately south of Zlín and south-east of Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and Lis ...
- Dolní Lhota - Doubravy - Drnovice -
Držková Držková a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. Držková lies approximately north-east of Zlín and east of Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of c ...
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Fryšták Fryšták () is a town in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,800 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Administrative division Fryšták consists ...
- Halenkovice - Haluzice - Horní Lhota -
Hostišová Hostišová is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. Administrative division Hostišová consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 202 ...
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Hřivínův Újezd Hřivínův Újezd is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. Hřivínův Újezd lies approximately south of Zlín and south-east of Prague Prague ( ; ) is the ...
- Hrobice -
Hvozdná Hvozdná is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants. Hvozdná lies approximately east of Zlín and east of Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of citi ...
- Jasenná - Jestřabí - Kaňovice - Karlovice - Kašava -
Kelníky Kelníky is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Kelníky lies approximately south of Zlín and south-east of Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of ...
- Komárov - Křekov -
Lhota Lhota is a Czech geographical name. It is the most common name for villages in the Czech Republic. Geography There are 309 villages that contain Lhota or Lhotka (diminutive form of Lhota) in their name, which makes it the most common name of vil ...
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Lípa Lipa or LIPA (Cyrillic: Липа) may refer to: Acronym *Liquid Isopropyl alcohol * League for Independent Political Action, a former American progressive political organization *Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, a performing arts school i ...
- Lipová - Loučka - Ludkovice -
Luhačovice Luhačovice (; ) is a spa town in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,000 inhabitants. It is known for the largest spa in Moravia and for architecturally valuable buildings designed by the architect Dušan Jurko ...
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Lukoveček Lukoveček is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. Lukoveček lies approximately north of Zlín and east of Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of c ...
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Lutonina Lutonina is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. Lutonina lies approximately east of Zlín and east of Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities ...
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Machová Machová is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. Machová lies approximately west of Zlín and east of Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of citie ...
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Mysločovice Mysločovice is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. Mysločovice lies approximately west of Zlín and east of Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List o ...
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Napajedla Napajedla (; ) is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Etymology ...
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Návojná Návojná is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. Návojná lies approximately south-east of Zlín and south-east of Prague. History The first written mention of N ...
- Nedašov - Nedašova Lhota -
Neubuz Neubuz is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. Neubuz lies approximately east of Zlín and east of Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and ...
- Oldřichovice -
Ostrata Ostrata is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. Ostrata lies approximately north-east of Zlín and east of Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of ci ...
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Otrokovice Otrokovice (; ) is a town in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 18,000 inhabitants. It is known as an industrial centre. Administrative division Otrokovice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population ...
- Petrůvka - Podhradí -
Podkopná Lhota Podkopná Lhota is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Podkopná Lhota lies approximately north-east of Zlín and east of Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capita ...
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Pohořelice Pohořelice (; ) is a town in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,100 inhabitants. Administrative division Pohořelice consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the ...
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Poteč Poteč is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants. Poteč lies approximately east of Zlín and east of Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and ...
- '' Pozlovice'' - Provodov - Racková - Rokytnice -
Rudimov Rudimov is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Rudimov lies approximately south-east of Zlín and south-east of Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List ...
- Šanov - Šarovy -
Sazovice Sazovice is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. Sazovice is approximately west of Zlín and south-east of Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of ci ...
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Sehradice Sehradice is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. Sehradice lies approximately south-east of Zlín and south-east of Prague. Demographics Notable people *Julius ...
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Slavičín Slavičín () is a town in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,200 inhabitants. Administrative division Slavičín consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Slavi ...
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Slopné Slopné is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. Slopné lies approximately south-east of Zlín and south-east of Prague. Demographics Notable people *Josef Váň ...
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Slušovice Slušovice (; ) is a town in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. Geography Slušovice is located about east of Zlín. It lies in the Vizovice Highlands. The highest point is at above sea leve ...
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Spytihněv Spytihněv is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants. Spytihněv lies approximately south-west of Zlín and south-east of Prague. History The first written mention ...
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Štítná nad Vláří-Popov Štítná nad Vláří-Popov is a municipality in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants. Administrative division Štítná nad Vláří-Popov consists of two municipal parts (in brackets populatio ...
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Tečovice Tečovice is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants. Tečovice lies approximately west of Zlín and south-east of Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List ...
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Tichov Tichov is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Tichov lies approximately east of Zlín and east of Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and ...
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Tlumačov Tlumačov is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,400 inhabitants. Geography Tlumačov is located about west of Zlín. It lies on the border between the Vizovice Highlands and Upp ...
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Trnava Trnava (, , ; , also known by other #Names and etymology, alternative names) is a city in western Slovakia, to the northeast of Bratislava, on the Trnávka river. It is the capital of the Trnava Region and the Trnava District. It is the seat o ...
- Ublo - Újezd -
Valašské Klobouky Valašské Klobouky (; ) is a town in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,900 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urb ...
- Valašské Příkazy -
Velký Ořechov Velký Ořechov is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. Velký Ořechov lies approximately south of Zlín and south-east of Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capit ...
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Vizovice Vizovice (; ) is a town in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,800 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument ...
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Vlachova Lhota Vlachova Lhota is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Vlachova Lhota lies approximately south-east of Zlín and east of Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital ...
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Vysoké Pole Vysoké Pole is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. Vysoké Pole lies approximately east of Zlín and east of Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List o ...
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Zádveřice-Raková Zádveřice-Raková is a municipality in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants. Zádveřice-Raková lies approximately east of Zlín and east of Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and Li ...
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Želechovice nad Dřevnicí Želechovice nad Dřevnicí is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants. Geography Želechovice nad Dřevnicí is located about east of Zlín. It lies in the Vizovice H ...
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Zlín Zlín (in 1949–1989 Gottwaldov; ; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 75,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of the Zlín Region and it lies on the Dřevnice River. It is known as an industrial centre. The development of the modern city ...
- Žlutava


Geography

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 The Vizovice Highlands () are highlands and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the Zlín and South Moravian regions. It is named after the town of Vizovice. Geomorphology The Vizovice Highlands are a mesoregi ...
(most of the territory),
White Carpathians The White Carpathians (; ; ) are a mountain range on the border of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, part of the Carpathians. They are part of the macroregion of Slovak-Moravian Carpathians, stretching from the Váh river and the Little Carpat ...
(southeast),
Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains () is a mountain range in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. The mountains are densely forested mainly by secondary spruce A spruce is a tree of the genus ''Picea'' ( ), a genus of about 40 species of conifer ...
(north),
Upper Morava Valley The Upper Morava Valley () is a lowland and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the Olomouc and Zlín regions. Its name is derived from the Morava river that forms the axis of the territory. Geomorphology The Up ...
(a small part in the northwest),
Lower Morava Valley The Lower Morava Valley (; ; ) is a geomorphological formation (special type of valley) in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It is formed by the depression in the Western Carpathians (Ždánice Forest, Kyjov Hills and Pálava Protected Landscap ...
(a small part in the southwest), and
Chřiby Chřiby (, the "Mars Mountains") is a geographic region of the Czech Republic, part of the Central Moravian Carpathians of the Outer Western Carpathians. The area is a nature park and tourist park, offering a variety of natural features, rock f ...
(a small part in the west). The highest point of the district is the mountain Průklesy in Nedašov with an elevation of . The lowest point of the district is the river bed of the Morava in
Spytihněv Spytihněv is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants. Spytihněv lies approximately south-west of Zlín and south-east of Prague. History The first written mention ...
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 42.7% of the district's area. 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


Most populated municipalities


Economy

The largest employers with headquarters in Zlín District and at least 1,000 employees are: Well-known companies employing 500–999 people and based in Zlín are Baťa and
Tescoma Tescoma is a Czech manufacturer of kitchen utensils. The company was founded in 1992 in Zlín. It currently operates in 130 countries around the world. History The Tescoma company was founded in 1992 in Zlín by Petr Chmela and Jiří Vacul ...
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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

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are: * Monument to the resistance in Drnovice-Ploština *
Vizovice Vizovice (; ) is a town in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,800 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument ...
Castle *Mikuláštík's office in Jasenná The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument zones, are: *
Brumov Brumov is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Brumov lies approximately north-west of Brno and south-east of Prague Prague ( ; ) is the cap ...
*Brumov – workers' colony *
Fryšták Fryšták () is a town in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,800 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Administrative division Fryšták consists ...
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Luhačovice Luhačovice (; ) is a spa town in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,000 inhabitants. It is known for the largest spa in Moravia and for architecturally valuable buildings designed by the architect Dušan Jurko ...
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Napajedla Napajedla (; ) is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Etymology ...
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Valašské Klobouky Valašské Klobouky (; ) is a town in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,900 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urb ...
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Vizovice Vizovice (; ) is a town in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,800 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument ...
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Zlín Zlín (in 1949–1989 Gottwaldov; ; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 75,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of the Zlín Region and it lies on the Dřevnice River. It is known as an industrial centre. The development of the modern city ...
The most visited tourist destination are the
Zlín-Lešná Zoo Zlín Zoo (''Zoologická zahrada Zlín'') is a zoological garden in Zlín in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It is located by the Lešná Castle, situated about 10 km from the centre of the city. In 2011 the zoo became the second most- ...
and Museum of South East Moravia in Zlín.


Notable people


References


External links


Zlín District
– profile on the Czech Statistical Office website {{DEFAULTSORT:Zlin District Districts of the Zlín Region