Zlín District () is a district in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Zlín.
Administrative division Zlín District is divided into five administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Zlín, Luhačovice, Otrokovice, Valašské Klobouky and Vizovice.
List of municipalities Cities and towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:
Bělov - Biskupice - Bohuslavice nad Vláří - Bohuslavice u Zlína - Bratřejov - Březnice - Březová - Březůvky - Brumov-Bylnice - Dešná - Dobrkovice - Dolní Lhota - Doubravy - Drnovice - Držková - Fryšták - Halenkovice - Haluzice - Horní Lhota - Hostišová - Hřivínův Újezd - Hrobice - Hvozdná - Jasenná - Jestřabí - Kaňovice - Karlovice - Kašava - Kelníky - Komárov - Křekov - Lhota - Lhotsko - Lípa - Lipová - Loučka - Ludkovice - Luhačovice - Lukov - Lukoveček - Lutonina - Machová - Mysločovice - Napajedla - Návojná - Nedašov - Nedašova Lhota - Neubuz - Oldřichovice - Ostrata - Otrokovice - Petrůvka - Podhradí - Podkopná Lhota - Pohořelice - Poteč - Pozlovice - Provodov - Racková - Rokytnice - Rudimov - Šanov - Šarovy - Sazovice - Sehradice - Slavičín - Slopné - Slušovice - Spytihněv - Štítná nad Vláří-Popov - Študlov - Tečovice - Tichov - Tlumačov - Trnava - Ublo - Újezd - Valašské Klobouky - Valašské Příkazy - Velký Ořechov - Veselá - Vizovice - Vlachova Lhota - Vlachovice - Vlčková - Všemina - Vysoké Pole - Zádveřice-Raková - Želechovice nad Dřevnicí - Zlín - Žlutava
Geography
Zlín District borders Slovakia in the southeast. In the west, a lowland extends into the district, otherwise the terrain is hilly to mountainous. The territory extends into six geomorphological mesoregions: Vizovice Highlands (most of the territory), White Carpathians (southeast), Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains (north), Upper Morava Valley (a small part in the northwest), Lower Morava Valley (a small part in the southwest), and Chřiby (a small part in the west). The highest point of the district is the mountain Průklesy in Nedašov with an elevation of . The lowest point of the district is the river bed of the Morava in Spytihněv at .
From the total district area of , agricultural land occupies , forests occupy , and water area occupies . Forests cover 42.7% of the district's area.
The main river of the district is the Morava, which crosses the district in the west. The area is poor in bodies of water. The only significant body of water is the Slušovice Reservoir.
Bílé Karpaty is a protected landscape area that covers the southeastern part of the district.
Demographics
Most populous municipalities Name Population Area (km2) Zlín 74,917 103 Otrokovice 17,239 20 Napajedla 6,981 20 Slavičín 6,168 34 Brumov-Bylnice 5,372 56 Luhačovice 4,978 33 Valašské Klobouky 4,864 27 Vizovice 4,776 29 Fryšták 3,826 24 Slušovice 2,929 7
Economy The largest employers with headquarters in Zlín District and at least 1,000 employees are:
Economic entity Location Number of employees Main activity Continental Barum Otrokovice 4,000–4,999 Manufacture of tyres HP Tronic Zlín 3,000–3,999 Retail sale Regional Hospital of T. Baťa Zlín 3,000–3,999 Health care Regional Police Directorate of the Zlín Region Zlín 1,500–1,999 Public order and safety activities Tomas Bata University in Zlín Zlín 1,500–1,999 Education Fatra Napajedla 1,000–1,499 Manufacture of plastic products City of Zlín Zlín 1,000–1,499 Public administration
Well-known companies employing 500–999 people and based in Zlín are Baťa and Tescoma.
Transport The D55 motorway, which separates from the D1 motorway, leads to Otrokovice. The I/49 road runs from Otrokovice to the Czech–Slovak border via Zlín, across the district.
Sights
The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are: Monument to the resistance in Drnovice-Ploština Vizovice Castle Mikuláštík's office in Jasenná
The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument zones, are: Brumov Brumov – workers' colony Fryšták Luhačovice Napajedla Valašské Klobouky Vizovice Zlín
The most visited tourist destination are the Zlín-Lešná Zoo and Museum of South East Moravia in Zlín.
Notable people
References
External links
Zlín District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website