Znojmo District Okres Znojmo | |
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Coordinates: 48°55′N16°10′E / 48.917°N 16.167°E | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Region | South Moravian |
Capital | Znojmo |
Area | |
• Total | 1,590.44 km2 (614.07 sq mi) |
Population (2023) [2] | |
• Total | 116,028 |
• Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Municipalities | 144 |
* Towns | 5 |
* Market towns | 14 |
Znojmo District (Czech : okres Znojmo) is a district in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Znojmo.
Znojmo District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Znojmo and Moravský Krumlov.
Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:
Bantice - Běhařovice - Bezkov - Bítov - Blanné - Blížkovice - Bohutice - Bojanovice - Borotice - Boskovštejn - Božice - Břežany - Čejkovice - Čermákovice - Černín - Chvalatice - Chvalovice - Citonice - Ctidružice - Damnice - Dobelice - Dobřínsko - Dobšice - Dolenice - Dolní Dubňany - Dyjákovice - Dyjákovičky - Dyje - Džbánice - Grešlové Mýto - Havraníky - Hevlín - Hluboké Mašůvky - Hnanice - Hodonice - Horní Břečkov - Horní Dubňany - Horní Dunajovice - Horní Kounice - Hostěradice - Hostim - Hrabětice - Hrádek - Hrušovany nad Jevišovkou - Jamolice - Jaroslavice - Jevišovice - Jezeřany-Maršovice - Jiřice u Miroslavi - Jiřice u Moravských Budějovic - Kadov - Korolupy - Kravsko - Křepice - Krhovice - Křídlůvky - Kubšice - Kuchařovice - Kyjovice - Lančov - Lechovice - Lesná - Lesonice - Litobratřice - Lubnice - Lukov - Mackovice - Mašovice - Medlice - Mikulovice - Milíčovice - Miroslav - Miroslavské Knínice - Morašice - Moravský Krumlov - Našiměřice - Němčičky - Nový Šaldorf-Sedlešovice - Olbramkostel - Olbramovice - Oleksovice - Onšov - Oslnovice - Pavlice - Petrovice - Plaveč - Plenkovice - Podhradí nad Dyjí - Podmolí - Podmyče - Práče - Pravice - Přeskače - Prokopov - Prosiměřice - Rešice - Rozkoš - Rudlice - Rybníky - Šafov - Šanov - Šatov - Skalice - Slatina - Slup - Stálky - Starý Petřín - Štítary - Stošíkovice na Louce - Strachotice - Střelice - Suchohrdly u Miroslavi - Suchohrdly - Šumná - Tasovice - Tavíkovice - Těšetice - Trnové Pole - Trstěnice - Tulešice - Tvořihráz - Uherčice - Újezd - Únanov - Valtrovice - Vedrovice - Velký Karlov - Vémyslice - Vevčice - Višňové - Vítonice - Vracovice - Vranov nad Dyjí - Vranovská Ves - Vratěnín - Vrbovec - Výrovice - Vysočany - Zálesí - Zblovice - Želetice - Žerotice - Žerůtky - Znojmo
Znojmo District borders Austria in the south. The area is characterized by a slightly undulating and sparsely wooded landscape, with an above-average share of agricultural land and above-average temperatures. The territory extends into three geomorphological mesoregions: Jevišovice Uplands (most of the territory), Dyje–Svratka Valley (west) and Bobrava Highlands (small part in the northeast). The highest point of the district is a contour line in Zblovice with an elevation of 522 m (1,713 ft), the lowest point are the river beds of the Thaya and Jevišovka in Hrušovany nad Jevišovkou at 173 m (568 ft).
From the total district area of 1,590.4 km2 (614.1 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 1,069.3 km2 (412.9 sq mi), forests occupy 353.4 km2 (136.4 sq mi), and water area occupies 30.3 km2 (11.7 sq mi). Forests cover 22.2% of the district's area. [1]
The most important river is the Thaya, which flows across the southern part of the district. The Jevišovka flows through the central part and joins Thaya just behind the district border. The Rokytná, a tributary of the Jihlava, flows through the northern part. The largest body of water is the Vranov Reservoir with an area of 762.5 ha (1,884 acres). Otherwise, there are not many bodies of water.
Along the Czech-Austrian border is the Podyjí National Park, the smallest Czech national park.
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Source: Censuses [3] [4] |
Name | Population [2] | Area (km2) |
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Znojmo | 34,146 | 66 |
Moravský Krumlov | 5,677 | 50 |
Hrušovany nad Jevišovkou | 3,435 | 25 |
Miroslav | 3,109 | 27 |
Dobšice | 2,334 | 5 |
Hodonice | 1,775 | 9 |
Nový Šaldorf-Sedlešovice | 1,756 | 8 |
Hostěradice | 1,654 | 27 |
Šanov | 1,653 | 20 |
Božice | 1,603 | 30 |
The largest employers with headquarters in Znojmo District and at least 500 employees are: [5]
Economic entity | Location | Number of employees | Main activity |
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Znojmo Hospital | Znojmo | 1,000–1,499 | Health care |
The district is known for viticulture and fruit growing. Large part of the district belongs to the Znojmo wine sub-region.
There are no motorways passing through the district. The most important roads are the I/38 (part of the European route E59) from Jihlava to Znojmo and the Czech-Austrian border, and the I/53 from Znojmo to Brno.
The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are: [6]
The best-preserved settlements and landscapes, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are: [7]
The most visited tourist destinations are the Bítov Castle and Vranov nad Dyjí Castle with the ruins of Nový Hrádek Castle. [8]
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