Nový Jičín District

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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

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Nový Jičín and surrounding landscape

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 Script error: No such module "convert".. The lowest point of the district is the river bed of the Oder in Jistebník at Script error: No such module "convert"..

From the total district area of Template:Cvt, agricultural land occupies Template:Cvt, forests occupy Template:Cvt, and water area occupies Template:Cvt. 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

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Most populated municipalities

Name Population[2] Area (km2)
Nový Jičín 23,005 37
Kopřivnice 21,374 27
Frenštát pod Radhoštěm 10,554 11
Studénka 9,302 31
Příbor 8,298 22
Bílovec 7,411 39
Odry 7,314 74
Fulnek 5,472 68
Štramberk 3,470 9
Starý Jičín 2,987 34

Economy

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

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

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Basilica of the Visitation of Our Lady in Frýdek-Místek

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

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References

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External links

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