Vyškov District

Vyškov District Okres Vyškov
District
Location in the South Moravian Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°16′N 16°59′E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
Capital	Vyškov
Area [1]
• Total	868.74 km^2 (335.42 sq mi)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	95,077
• Density	110/km^2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	79
* Towns	5
* Market towns	3

Vyškov District (Czech: okres Vyškov) is a district in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Vyškov.

Administrative division

Vyškov District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Vyškov, Bučovice and Slavkov u Brna.

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 - Hoštice-Heroltice - Hrušky - Hvězdlice - Ivanovice na Hané - 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 - Snovídky - Studnice - Švábenice - Topolany - Tučapy - Uhřice - Vážany nad Litavou - Vážany - Velešovice - Vyškov - Zbýšov - Zelená Hora

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

Geography

Bučovice and surrounding landscape

The district is characterized by a hilly landscape complemented by many valleys. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Drahany Highlands (north), Litenčice Hills (west and east), Vyškov Gate (a strip between Drahany Highlands and Litenčice Hills), Ždánice Forest (south) and 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 650 m (2,130 ft), the lowest point is the river bed of the Litava in Hostěrádky-Rešov at 192 m (630 ft).

From the total district area of 868.7 km^2 (335.4 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 467.4 km^2 (180.5 sq mi), forests occupy 293.7 km^2 (113.4 sq mi), and water area occupies 8.0 km^2 (3.1 sq mi). Forests cover 33.8% of the district's area.[1]

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, 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 70.5 ha (174 acres).[3]

There are no large-scale protected areas.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 70,537 —     1880 75,764 +7.4% 1890 79,382 +4.8% 1900 82,831 +4.3% 1910 89,496 +8.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 90,172 +0.8% 1930 92,636 +2.7% 1950 85,249 −8.0% 1961 88,577 +3.9% 1970 85,554 −3.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 87,248 +2.0% 1991 86,219 −1.2% 2001 86,110 −0.1% 2011 88,151 +2.4% 2021 91,578 +3.9%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Most populated municipalities

Name	Population[2]	Area (km^2)
Vyškov	20,498	50
Slavkov u Brna	7,169	15
Bučovice	6,891	31
Rousínov	5,962	23
Ivanovice na Hané	2,977	21
Drnovice	2,368	12
Křenovice	2,057	9
Pustiměř	1,945	13
Holubice	1,766	7
Otnice	1,591	9

Economy

The largest employers with headquarters in Vyškov District and at least 500 employees are:[6]

Economic entity	Location	Number of employees	Main activity
Lear Corporation Czech Republic	Vyškov	1,500–1,999	Automotive industry
Paradise Casino Admiral	Komořany	1,500–1,999	Gambling and betting activities
Lohmann & Rauscher	Slavkov u Brna	1,000–1,499	Manufacture of pharmaceutical products
Vyškov Hospital	Vyškov	1,000–1,499	Health care
Bioveta	Ivanovice na Hané	500–999	Manufacture of pharmaceutical products
European Data Project	Komořany	500–999	Manufacture of electrical devices for the gambling industry

Transport

The D1 motorway from Brno to Ostrava leads across the district. The D46 motorway separates from it and leads from Vyškov to Olomouc.

Sights

Bučovice Castle

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:[7]

• Bučovice Castle
• Slavkov Castle
• Homestead No. 12 in Kučerov

The best-preserved settlements and landscapes, protected as monument zones, are:[8]

• Slavkov u Brna
• Vyškov
• Lysovice
• Rostěnice
• Zvonovice
• Battlefield of the Battle of Austerlitz (partly)

The most visited tourist destinations are Dinopark Vyškov and Vyškov Zoo.[9][10]

Notable people

Main category: People from Vyškov District

References

1. "Land use (as at 31 December)". Public database. Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
2. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
3. "Údolní nádrž Opatovice" (in Czech). Lesy ČR. 2015-01-30. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "Registr ekonomických subjektů". Business Register (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
7. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Národní kulturní památky, okres Vyškov". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
8. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Památkové rezervace, Památkové zóny, okres Vyškov". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
9. "Turisté mají v České republice nejraději zoologické zahrady, technické památky, koupání a Pražský hrad" (in Czech). CzechTourism. 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
10. "Nejnavštěvovanější turistické cíle České republiky 2020" (PDF) (in Czech). CzechTourism. 2021-05-17. Retrieved 2023-02-14.

External links

• Vyškov District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website