Vsetín District () is a district in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Vsetín.
Administrative division Vsetín District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Vsetín, Rožnov pod Radhoštěm and Valašské Meziříčí.
List of municipalities Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:
Branky - Bystřička - Choryně - Dolní Bečva - Francova Lhota - Halenkov - Horní Bečva - Horní Lideč - Hošťálková - Hovězí - Huslenky - Hutisko-Solanec - Jablůnka - Janová - Jarcová - Karolinka - Kateřinice - Kelč - Kladeruby - Krhová - Kunovice - Lačnov - Leskovec - Lešná - Lhota u Vsetína - Lidečko - Liptál - Loučka - Lužná - Malá Bystřice - Mikulůvka - Nový Hrozenkov - Oznice - Podolí - Police - Poličná - Pozděchov - Prlov - Prostřední Bečva - Pržno - Ratiboř - Rožnov pod Radhoštěm - Růžďka - Seninka - Střelná - Střítež nad Bečvou - Ústí - Valašská Bystřice - Valašská Polanka - Valašská Senice - Valašské Meziříčí - Velká Lhota - Velké Karlovice - Vidče - Vigantice - Vsetín - Zašová - Zděchov - Zubří
Geography
Vsetín District borders Slovakia in the southeast. The terrain is hilly to mountainous and except in the northwest, most of the landscape is forested. The territory extends into seven geomorphological mesoregions: Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains (most of the territory), Maple Mountains (southeast), Vizovice Highlands (southwest), Rožnov Furrow (a strip in the north), Moravian-Silesian Beskids (north), Moravian-Silesian Foothills (northwest), and White Carpathians (a small part in the south). The highest point of the district and of the entire Zlín Region is the mountain Čertův mlýn in Prostřední Bečva with an elevation of . The lowest point of the district is the river bed of the Bečva in Kelč at .
From the total district area of , agricultural land occupies , forests occupy , and water area occupies . Forests cover 54.9% of the district's area.
The most important rivers of the district are the Vsetínská Bečva and Rožnovská Bečva, which join in Valašské Meziříčí and create the Bečva River. The area is poor in bodies of water. The only notable bodies of water is are the Karolinka and Bystřička reservoirs.
The eastern half of the district is protected within the Beskydy Protected Landscape Area.
Demographics
Most populous municipalities Name Population Area (km2) Vsetín 24,974 58 Valašské Meziříčí 22,568 35 Rožnov pod Radhoštěm 15,916 39 Zubří 5,603 28 Zašová 3,082 23 Kelč 2,700 28 Nový Hrozenkov 2,480 43 Horní Bečva 2,435 42 Halenkov 2,354 42 Velké Karlovice 2,342 81
Economy The largest employers with headquarters in Vsetín District and at least 500 employees are:
Economic entity Location Number of employees Main activity ON Semiconductor Czech Republic Rožnov pod Radhoštěm 1,500–1,999 Manufacture of electronic components Kayaku Safety Systems Europe Vsetín 1,000–1,499 Manufacture of explosives Vsetín Hospital Vsetín 1,000–1,499 Health care ROBE lighting Rožnov pod Radhoštěm 500–999 Manufacture of electronic components AGEL Hospital Valašské Meziříčí Valašské Meziříčí 500–999 Health care DEZA Valašské Meziříčí 500–999 Chemical industry MP Krásno Valašské Meziříčí 500–999 Food industry PWO Czech Republic Valašské Meziříčí 500–999 Machining Austin Detonator Vsetín 500–999 Manufacture of detonators Jednota, spotřební družstvo ve Vsetíně Vsetín 500–999 Retail sale Servis Climax Vsetín 500–999 Manufacture of window blinds Sociální služby Vsetín Vsetín 500–999 Residential care activities Stín Kovo Vsetín 500–999 Manufacture of window blinds
Transport There are no motorways passing through the district. The most important road is the I/35 (part of the European route E442 from Olomouc to the Czech–Slovak border.
Sights
The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are: Pustevny area Wallachian Open Air Museum Evangelical church in Velká Lhota Advocatus' residence in Velké Karlovice
The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument zones, are: Kelč Valašské Meziříčí Huslenky-Kychová Velké Karlovice-Podťaté Zděchov
The most visited tourist destination is the Wallachian Open Air Museum in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm.
Notable people
References
External links
Vsetín District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website