Prostějov District

Prostějov District
Okres Prostějov
District
Location in the Olomouc Region within the Czech Republic
Location in the Olomouc Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°30′N 17°6′E / 49.500°N 17.100°E / 49.500; 17.100
Country Czech Republic
RegionOlomouc
CapitalProstějov
Area
[1]
 • Total
777.09 km2 (300.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total
108,930
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities97
* Cities and towns5
* Market towns6

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

Administrative division

Prostějov District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Prostějov and Konice.

List of municipalities

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

Alojzov - Bedihošť - Bílovice-Lutotín - Biskupice - Bohuslavice - Bousín - Březsko - Brodek u Konice - Brodek u Prostějova - Budětsko - Buková - Čechy pod Kosířem - Čehovice - Čelčice - Čelechovice na Hané - Dětkovice - Dobrochov - Dobromilice - Doloplazy - Drahany - Dřevnovice - Držovice - Dzbel - Hačky - Hluchov - Horní Štěpánov - Hradčany-Kobeřice - Hrdibořice - Hrubčice - Hruška - Hvozd - Ivaň - Jesenec - Kladky - Klenovice na Hané - Klopotovice - Konice - Kostelec na Hané - Koválovice-Osíčany - Kralice na Hané - Krumsín - Laškov - Lešany - Lipová - Ludmírov - Malé Hradisko - Mořice - Mostkovice - Myslejovice - Němčice nad Hanou - Nezamyslice - Niva - Obědkovice - Ochoz - Ohrozim - Olšany u Prostějova - Ondratice - Otaslavice - Otinoves - Pavlovice u Kojetína - Pěnčín - Pivín - Plumlov - Polomí - Přemyslovice - Prostějov - Prostějovičky - Protivanov - Ptení - Raková u Konice - Rakůvka - Rozstání - Seloutky - Skalka - Skřípov - Slatinky - Smržice - Srbce - Stařechovice - Stínava - Stražisko - Šubířov - Suchdol - Tištín - Tvorovice - Určice - Víceměřice - Vícov - Vincencov - Vitčice - Vranovice-Kelčice - Vrbátky - Vrchoslavice - Vřesovice - Výšovice - Zdětín - Želeč

Geography

Konice and surrounding landscape

The landscape is varied and rugged. The terrain is flat in the southeast and hilly in the northwest. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Drahany Highlands (west), Upper Morava Valley (east), Zábřeh Highlands (north), Vyškov Gate (south), and Litenčice Hills (south). The highest point of the district is the hill Skalky in Buková with an elevation of 735 m (2,411 ft), the lowest point is a meadow in Ivaň at 196 m (643 ft).

From the total district area of 777.1 km2 (300.0 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 531.9 km2 (205.4 sq mi), forests occupy 157.1 km2 (60.7 sq mi), and water area occupies 7.4 km2 (2.9 sq mi). Forests cover 20.2% of the district's area.[1]

There are no major rivers. The longest river is the Romže, which originates here and flows across the territory to the southeast. The Haná crosses the district in its southern part. The district is poor in bodies of water. The only notable body of water is the Plumlov Reservoir.

There are no large-scale protected areas.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
186995,579—    
1880104,082+8.9%
1890109,575+5.3%
1900115,477+5.4%
1910126,350+9.4%
YearPop.±%
1921125,190−0.9%
1930129,780+3.7%
1950116,006−10.6%
1961118,752+2.4%
1970114,099−3.9%
YearPop.±%
1980116,199+1.8%
1991112,208−3.4%
2001109,896−2.1%
2011107,862−1.9%
2021106,358−1.4%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Most populated municipalities

Name Population[2] Area (km2)
Prostějov 43,563 39
Kostelec na Hané 2,860 14
Konice 2,664 24
Plumlov 2,274 12
Němčice nad Hanou 1,932 12
Olšany u Prostějova 1,847 11
Vrbátky 1,758 13
Kralice na Hané 1,690 13
Držovice 1,639 8
Smržice 1,634 13

Economy

The largest employers with headquarters in Prostějov District and at least 500 employees are:[5]

Economic entity Location Number of employees Main activity
AGEL Středomoravská nemocniční Prostějov 2,500–2,999 Health care
Makovec Prostějov 1,000–1,499 Processing of meat
Mubea Stabilizer Bar Systems Prostějov 1,000–1,499 Manufacture of automotive parts
Windmöller & Hölscher Machinery Kralice na Hané 500–999 Manufacture of plastics and rubber machinery

Transport

The D1 motorway from Brno to Ostrava passes through the southern part of the district. The D46 motorway (part of the European route E462) separates from the D1 and leads from Vyškov to Olomouc across the district.

Sights

Velké Losiny Castle

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:[6]

The best-preserved settlement and the only one protected as a monument zone is Prostějov.[7]

There are no major tourist destinations. The most visited tourist destination is the Museum and Gallery in Prostějov.[8][9]

Notable people

Main category: People from Prostějov District

References

  1. ^ a b "Land use (as at 31 December)". Public database. Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  2. ^ a b "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. ^ "Registr ekonomických subjektů". Business Register (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  6. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Národní kulturní památky, okres Prostějov". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  7. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Památkové rezervace, Památkové zóny, okres Prostějov". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  8. ^ "Návštěvnost muzeí, galerií a památníků 2023" (in Czech). Národní informační a poradenské středisko pro kulturu. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  9. ^ "Návštěvnost památek 2023" (in Czech). Národní informační a poradenské středisko pro kulturu. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
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