Nový Jičín District Explained

Nový Jičín District
Native Name:Okres Nový Jičín
Settlement Type:District
Coordinates:49.65°N 19°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Moravian-Silesian
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Subdivision Name2:Nový Jičín
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:881.85
Population As Of:2024
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:151781
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Blank Name:Municipalities
Blank Info:54
Blank1 Name:
  • Towns
Blank1 Info:9
Blank2 Name:
  • Market towns
Blank2 Info:2

Nový Jičín District (Czech: okres Nový Jičín) is a district in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Nový Jičín.

Administrative division

Nový Jičín District is divided into five administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Nový Jičín, Bílovec, Frenštát pod Radhoštěm, Kopřivnice and Odry.

List of municipalities

Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:

Albrechtičky - Bartošovice - Bernartice nad Odrou - Bílov - Bílovec - Bítov - Bordovice - Bravantice - Frenštát pod Radhoštěm - Fulnek - Heřmanice u Oder - Heřmánky - Hladké Životice - Hodslavice - Hostašovice - Jakubčovice nad Odrou - Jeseník nad Odrou - Jistebník - Kateřinice - Kopřivnice - Kujavy - Kunín - Libhošť - Lichnov - Luboměř - Mankovice - Mořkov - Mošnov - Nový Jičín - Odry - Petřvald - Příbor - Pustějov - Rybí - Sedlnice - Šenov u Nového Jičína - Skotnice - Slatina - Spálov - Starý Jičín - Štramberk - Studénka - Suchdol nad Odrou - Tichá - Tísek - Trnávka - Trojanovice - Velké Albrechtice - Veřovice - Vražné - Vrchy - Závišice - Ženklava - Životice u Nového Jičína

Geography

The terrain is very varied. While the axis of the territory is formed by a lowland, in the north it turns into highlands and in the south it turns into mountains. The territory extends into four geomorphological mesoregions: Nízký Jeseník (north), Moravian Gate (centre), Moravian-Silesian Foothills (centre), and Moravian-Silesian Beskids (south). The highest point of the district is the mountain Radhošť in Trojanovice with an elevation of 1129m (3,704feet). The lowest point of the district is the river bed of the Oder in Jistebník at 221m (725feet).

From the total district area of, agricultural land occupies, forests occupy, and water area occupies . Forests cover 23.1% of the district's area.[1]

The most important river is the Oder, which flows across the district from west to east. Its most important tributaries in the district are the Jičínka and Bílovka. The Oder river valley is rich in ponds, otherwise there are not many bodies of water.

The southern part of the territory is protected as the Beskydy Protected Landscape Area. The central part of the territory along the Oder River is protected as the Poodří Protected Landscape Area.

Demographics

Most populated municipalities

NamePopulationArea (km2)
22,993 37
21,604 27
10,676 11
9,309 31
8,402 22
7,401 39
7,343 74
5,516 68
3,549 9
2,994 34

Economy

The largest employers with headquarters in Nový Jičín District and at least 1,000 employees are:[3]

Economic entityLocationNumber of employeesMain activity
2,500–2,999 Automotive industry
2,500–2,999 Automotive industry
1,500–1,999 Automotive industry
Kopřivnice 1,000–1,499 Automotive industry
Mobis Automotive System Czech 1,000–1,499 Automotive industry
Plakor Czech Mošnov 1,000–1,499 Automotive industry
AGEL Hospital Nový Jičín Nový Jičín 1,000–1,499 Health care

Transport

The D1 motorway from Brno to Ostrava and the D48 motorway (part of the European route E462) from Nový Jičín to the Czech-Polish border pass through the district.

Sights

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:[4]

The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are:[5]

The most visited tourist destinations are the Stezka Valaška treetop walkway near Pustevny and Tatra Technical Museum in Kopřivnice.[6]

Notable people

See main article: category.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Land use (as at 31 December). Public database. Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-19.
  2. Web site: Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  3. Web site: Registr ekonomických subjektů. Business Register. Czech Statistical Office. cs. 2023-04-13.
  4. Web site: Výsledky vyhledávání: Národní kulturní památky, okres Nový Jičín. Ústřední seznam kulturních památek. National Heritage Institute. cs. 2024-06-19.
  5. Web site: Výsledky vyhledávání: Památkové rezervace, Památkové zóny, okres Nový Jičín. Ústřední seznam kulturních památek. National Heritage Institute. cs. 2024-06-19.
  6. Web site: Turisté mají v České republice nejraději zoologické zahrady, technické památky, koupání a Pražský hrad. CzechTourism. cs. 2022-06-24. 2023-04-15.