Olomouc District

Olomouc District Okres Olomouc
District
Location in the Olomouc Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°41′N17°16′E / 49.683°N 17.267°E / 49.683; 17.267
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Olomouc
Capital	Olomouc
Area [1]
• Total	1,608.04 km2 (620.87 sq mi)
Population  (2024) [2]
• Total	238,843
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	97
* Cities and towns	7
* Market towns	3

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

Administrative division

Olomouc District is divided into four administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Olomouc, Litovel, Šternberk and Uničov.

List of municipalities

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

Babice - Bělkovice-Lašťany - Bílá Lhota - Bílsko - Blatec - Bohuňovice - Bouzov - Bukovany - Bystročice - Bystrovany - Červenka - Charváty - Cholina - Daskabát - Dlouhá Loučka - Dolany - Doloplazy - Domašov nad Bystřicí - Domašov u Šternberka - Drahanovice - Dub nad Moravou - Dubčany - Grygov - Haňovice - Hlásnice - Hlubočky - Hlušovice - Hněvotín - Hnojice - Horka nad Moravou - Horní Loděnice - Hraničné Petrovice - Huzová - Jívová - Komárov - Kozlov - Kožušany-Tážaly - Krčmaň - Křelov-Břuchotín - Liboš - Lipina - Lipinka - Litovel - Loučany - Loučka - Luběnice - Luká - Lutín - Lužice - Majetín - Medlov - Měrotín - Město Libavá - Mladeč - Mladějovice - Moravský Beroun - Mrsklesy - Mutkov - Náklo - Náměšť na Hané - Norberčany - Nová Hradečná - Olbramice - Olomouc - Paseka - Pňovice - Přáslavice - Příkazy - Řídeč - Samotišky - Senice na Hané - Senička - Skrbeň - Slatinice - Slavětín - Štěpánov - Šternberk - Strukov - Střeň - Suchonice - Svésedlice - Štarnov - Šumvald - Těšetice - Tovéř - Troubelice - Tršice - Újezd - Uničov - Ústín - Velká Bystřice - Velký Týnec - Velký Újezd - Věrovany - Vilémov - Želechovice - Žerotín

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

Geography

Litovel and surrounding landscape

The landscape is varied and rugged. The terrain is flat in the west and hilly in the east. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Nízký Jeseník (east), Upper Morava Valley (centre), Zábřeh Highlands (west), Hanušovice Highlands (a small part in the north), and Mohelnice Depression (a negligible area in the north). The highest point of the district is the hill Fidlův kopec in Libavá Military Training Area with an elevation of 680 m (2,230 ft), the lowest point is the river bed of the Morava in Věrovany at 194 m (636 ft).

From the total district area of 1,608.0 km² (620.9 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 857.9 km² (331.2 sq mi), forests occupy 499.0 km² (192.7 sq mi), and water area occupies 17.3 km² (6.7 sq mi). Forests cover 31.0% of the district's area. ^[1]

The most important river is the Morava, which flows through the territory from north to south. Is largest tributary in the district is the Bystřice. The Oder originates here and flows through the uninhabited part of the district to the east. Bodies of water are concentrated along the Morava, otherwise there are not many of them here. The largest body of water is Náklo; an artificial lake created by flooding a gravel quarry with an area of about 100 ha (250 acres). ^[3]

Almost the entire Litovelské Pomoraví Protected Landscape Area lies within the district.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 162,655 —     1880 178,892 +10.0% 1890 188,357 +5.3% 1900 200,728 +6.6% 1910 209,018 +4.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 213,262 +2.0% 1930 227,778 +6.8% 1950 190,885 −16.2% 1961 203,460 +6.6% 1970 213,628 +5.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 226,179 +5.9% 1991 228,050 +0.8% 2001 229,119 +0.5% 2011 230,283 +0.5% 2021 237,291 +3.0%
Source: Censuses [4] [5]

Most populated municipalities

Name	Population [2]	Area (km2)
Olomouc	102,293	103
Šternberk	13,264	49
Uničov	11,151	48
Litovel	9,689	46
Hlubočky	4,202	22
Velká Bystřice	3,694	9
Štěpánov	3,531	27
Lutín	3,234	8
Velký Týnec	3,192	21
Dolany	2,942	24

Economy

The largest employers with headquarters in Olomouc District and at least 1,000 employees are: ^[6]

Economic entity	Location	Number of employees	Main activity
Olomouc University Hospital	Olomouc	5,000–9,999	Health care
Palacký University Olomouc	Olomouc	4,000–4,999	Education
Regional Police Directorate of the Olomouc Region	Olomouc	2,000–2,499	Public administration
Miele technika	Uničov	2,000–2,499	Manufacture of electric domestic appliances
Bartoň a Partner	Olomouc	1,500–1,999	Cleaning of buildings
Forcorp Group	Olomouc	1,500–1,999	Private security activities
City of Olomouc	Olomouc	1,000–1,499	Public administration

Transport

The D35 motorway (part of the European route E442) runs across the district. The D46 motorway (European route E462) separates from it in Olomouc and leads to Vyškov.

Sights

Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc

The Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000 because it is the most outstanding example of a type of monument specific to central Europe. ^[7]

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are: ^[8]

• Olomouc Castle
• Memorial to the victims of the World War II in Javoříčko
• Hradisko Monastery
• Church of Saint Maurice in Olomouc
• Set of baroque fountains and columns in Olomouc
• Bouzov Castle
• Šternberk Castle
• Villa Primavesi
• Basilica of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Olomouc-Svatý kopeček

The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are: ^[9]

• Olomouc (monument reservation)
• Příkazy (monument reservation)
• Litovel
• Šternberk
• Uničov
• Rataje
• Senička

Five of the ten most visited tourist destinations of the Olomouc Region are located in Olomouc District, and four of them directly in the city of Olomouc. The most visited tourist destinations are the Olomouc Zoo, Collection greenhouses, botanical garden and rosarium in Olomouc, Olomouc Aquapark, Bouzov Castle, and Regional Museum in Olomouc. ^[10]

Notable people

Main category: People from Olomouc District

References

1. "Land use (as at 31 December)". Public database. Czech Statistical Office . Retrieved 2023-05-18.
2. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
3. "Pískovna Náklo u Litovle" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
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 2023-05-23.
7. "Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. UNESCO . Retrieved 2023-07-02.
8. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Národní kulturní památky, okres Olomouc". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
9. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Památkové rezervace, Památkové zóny, okres Olomouc". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
10. "Turisté mají v České republice nejraději zoologické zahrady, technické památky, koupání a Pražský hrad" (in Czech). CzechTourism. 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2023-05-23.

External links

• Olomouc District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website