Nový Jičín District () 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 . The lowest point of the district is the river bed of the Oder in Jistebník at .
From the total district area of , agricultural land occupies , forests occupy , and water area occupies . Forests cover 23.1% of the district's area.
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 populous municipalities Name Population Area (km2) Nový Jičín 22,740 37 Kopřivnice 21,245 27 Frenštát pod Radhoštěm 10,495 11 Studénka 9,166 31 Příbor 8,311 22 Bílovec 7,349 39 Odry 7,336 74 Fulnek 5,436 68 Štramberk 3,478 9 Starý Jičín 3,007 34
Economy The largest employers with headquarters in Nový Jičín District and at least 1,000 employees are:
Economic entity Location Number of employees Main activity Brose CZ Kopřivnice 2,500–2,999 Manufacture of parts for motor vehicles PO Lighting Czech Šenov u Nového Jičína 2,000–2,499 Manufacture of lighting for motor vehicles Tatra Trucks Kopřivnice 1,500–1,999 Manufacture of motor vehicles AGEL Hospital Nový Jičín Nový Jičín 1,500–1,999 Health care Mobis Automotive System Czech Mošnov 1,000–1,499 Manufacture of parts for motor vehicles Plakor Czech Mošnov 1,000–1,499 Automotive industry Hanon Systems Autopal Nový Jičín 1,000–1,499 Manufacture of parts for motor vehicles
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: Moravian Church meeting house in Fulnek Birthplace of František Palacký in Hodslavice Slovenská strela train in Tatra Technical Museum in Kopřivnice
The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are: Nový Jičín (monument reservation) Příbor (monument reservation) Štramberk (monument reservation) Bílovec Frenštát pod Radhoštěm Fulnek Odry
The most visited tourist destinations are the Stezka Valašska treetop walkway near Pustevny and Tatra Technical Museum in Kopřivnice.
Notable people
References
External links
Nový Jičín District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website