| Uherské Hradiště District | |
| Native Name: | Okres Uherské Hradiště |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Coordinates: | 49.1667°N 65°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Zlín |
| Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
| Subdivision Name2: | Uherské Hradiště |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 991.09 |
| Population As Of: | 2024 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 141736 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Blank Name: | Municipalities |
| Blank Info: | 78 |
| Blank1 Name: |
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| Blank1 Info: | 7 |
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| Blank2 Info: | 3 |
Uherské Hradiště District (Czech: okres Uherské Hradiště) is a district in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Uherské Hradiště.
Uherské Hradiště District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Uherské Hradiště and Uherský Brod.
Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:
Babice -Bánov -Bílovice -Bojkovice -Boršice u Blatnice -Boršice -Břestek -Březolupy -Březová -Buchlovice -Bystřice pod Lopeníkem -Částkov -Dolní Němčí -Drslavice -Hluk -Horní Němčí -Hostějov -Hostětín -Hradčovice -Huštěnovice -Jalubí -Jankovice -Kněžpole -Komňa -Korytná -Košíky -Kostelany nad Moravou -Kudlovice -Kunovice -Lopeník -Medlovice -Mistřice -Modrá -Nedachlebice -Nedakonice -Nezdenice -Nivnice -Ořechov -Ostrožská Lhota -Ostrožská Nová Ves -Osvětimany -Pašovice -Pitín -Podolí -Polešovice -Popovice -Prakšice -Rudice -Salaš -Slavkov -Staré Hutě -Staré Město -Starý Hrozenkov -Strání -Stříbrnice -Stupava -Suchá Loz -Šumice -Sušice -Svárov -Topolná -Traplice -Tučapy -Tupesy -Uherské Hradiště -Uherský Brod -Uherský Ostroh -Újezdec -Vápenice -Vážany -Velehrad -Veletiny -Vlčnov -Vyškovec -Záhorovice -ŽítkováZlámanec -Zlechov
Uherské Hradiště District borders Slovakia in the southeast. The terrain is very varied. A lowland runs through the centre of the territory, which is surrounded by highlands and mountains. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Vizovice Highlands (most of the territory), White Carpathians (southeast), Lower Morava Valley (a strip from southwest to north), Kyjov Hills (a strip from west to north) and Chřiby (northwest). The highest point of the district is the mountain Velká Javořina in Strání with an elevation of 970m (3,180feet). The lowest point of the district is the river bed of the Nová Morava Channel of the Morava River in Uherský Ostroh at 169m (554feet).
From the total district area of, agricultural land occupies, forests occupy, and water area occupies . Forests cover 30.5% of the district's area.[1]
The main river of the district is the Morava, which flows across the district from north to south. Apart from several artificial lakes, created by the flooding of gravel quarries, and a few oxbow lakes of the Morava River, there are almost no bodies of water.
Bílé Karpaty is a protected landscape area that covers the southeastern part of the district.
| Name | Population | Area (km2) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24,933 | 21 | ||
| 16,444 | 52 | ||
| 6,625 | 21 | ||
| 5,650 | 29 | ||
| 4,403 | 42 | ||
| 4,289 | 28 | ||
| 4,277 | 27 | ||
| 3,414 | 26 | ||
| 3,373 | 25 | ||
| 3,365 | 40 |
The largest employers with headquarters in Uherské Hradiště District and at least 500 employees are:[3]
| Economic entity | Location | Number of employees | Main activity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uherské Hradiště Hospital | 1,500–1,999 | Health care | ||
| 1,500–1,999 | Manufacture of firearms | |||
| 500–999 | Manufacture of airplanes | |||
| Kunovice | 500–999 | Food industry | ||
| Sociální služby Uherské Hradiště | Uherské Hradiště | 500–999 | Social work | |
| Slovácké strojírny | Uherský Brod | 500–999 | Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment | |
| Eurotec | 500–999 | Automotive industry | ||
| Jednota spotřební družstvo v Uherském Ostrohu | Uherský Ostroh | 500–999 | Retail sale |
There are no motorways passing through the district. The most important road is the I/50 (part of the European route E50) from Brno to Trenčín.
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]
Six of the ten most visited tourist destinations of the Zlín Region are located in Uherské Hradiště District. The most visited tourist destinations are the basilica in Velehrad, Uherské Hradiště Aquapark, Živá voda in Modrá, Kovozoo in Staré Město, Modrá Archeoskanzen, and Buchlovice Castle.[6]
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