Frýdek-Místek District

District in Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic

Frýdek-Místek District Okres Frýdek-Místek
District
Location in the Moravian-Silesian Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°37′N 18°29′E / 49.617°N 18.483°E / 49.617; 18.483
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
Capital	Frýdek-Místek
Area ^[1]
• Total	1,208.45 km² (466.59 sq mi)
Population (2023)^[2]
• Total	214,669
• Density	180/km² (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	72
* Cities and towns	6
* Market towns	0

Frýdek-Místek District (Czech: okres Frýdek-Místek) is a district in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Frýdek-Místek.

Administrative division

Frýdek-Místek District is divided into four administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Frýdek-Místek, Frýdlant nad Ostravicí, Jablunkov and Třinec.

List of municipalities

Cities and towns are marked in bold:

Baška – Bílá – Bocanovice – Brušperk – Bruzovice – Bukovec – Bystřice – Čeladná – Dobrá – Dobratice – Dolní Domaslavice – Dolní Lomná – Dolní Tošanovice – Fryčovice – Frýdek-Místek – Frýdlant nad Ostravicí – Hnojník – Horní Domaslavice – Horní Lomná – Horní Tošanovice – Hrádek – Hrčava – Hukvaldy – Jablunkov – Janovice – Kaňovice – Komorní Lhotka – Košařiska – Kozlovice – Krásná – Krmelín – Kunčice pod Ondřejníkem – Lhotka – Lučina – Malenovice – Metylovice – Milíkov – Morávka – Mosty u Jablunkova – Návsí – Nižní Lhoty – Nošovice – Nýdek – Ostravice – Palkovice – Paskov – Pazderna – Písečná – Písek – Pražmo – Pržno – Pstruží – Raškovice – Řeka – Řepiště – Ropice – Sedliště – Smilovice – Soběšovice – Staré Hamry – Staré Město – Staříč – Střítež – Sviadnov – Třanovice – Třinec – Vělopolí – Vendryně – Vojkovice – Vyšní Lhoty – Žabeň – Žermanice

Geography

Frýdek-Místek District is the easternmost district of the Czech Republic, bordering Slovakia in the south and Poland in the east. Part of the historic Trans-Olza region lies within the district. The terrain is very fragmented. The majority of the territory is hilly or mountainous, only in the north it turns into a depression. The territory extends into seven geomorphological mesoregions: Moravian-Silesian Beskids (south and centre), Moravian-Silesian Foothills (northwest and northeast), Ostrava Basin (north), Silesian Beskids (east), Jablunkov Furrow (east), Jablunkov Intermontane (southeast), and Moravian Gate (small part in the north). The highest point of the district is the mountain Lysá hora in Krásná with an elevation of 1,324 m (4,344 ft). The lowest point of the district is the river bed of the Ostravice in Paskov and Řepiště at 245 m (804 ft).

From the total district area of 1,208.5 km² (466.6 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 451.9 km² (174.5 sq mi), forests occupy 617.5 km² (238.4 sq mi), and water area occupies 23.7 km² (9.2 sq mi). Forests cover 51.1% of the district's area.^[1]

The territory is rich in rivers. The longest rivers are the Olza in the eastern part of the district and the Ostravice in the western part of the district. Other notable rivers are the Morávka and Ondřejnice. The Stonávka and Lučina originate here, but soon leave the district. The largest bodies of water are the Šance and Žermanice reservoirs.

The southern part of the territory is protected as the Beskydy Protected Landscape Area.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	101,119	—
1880	108,550	+7.3%
1890	113,612	+4.7%
1900	122,051	+7.4%
1910	130,354	+6.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	130,129	−0.2%
1930	148,347	+14.0%
1950	147,257	−0.7%
1961	165,871	+12.6%
1970	183,857	+10.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	202,328	+10.0%
1991	210,106	+3.8%
2001	209,452	−0.3%
2011	207,756	−0.8%
2021	209,322	+0.8%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Most populated municipalities

Name	Population^[2]	Area (km²)
Frýdek-Místek	54,188	52
Třinec	34,306	85
Frýdlant nad Ostravicí	9,890	22
Jablunkov	5,292	10
Bystřice	5,291	16
Vendryně	4,504	21
Brušperk	4,144	10
Baška	3,988	13
Paskov	3,898	12
Návsí	3,841	20

Economy

The largest employers with headquarters in Frýdek-Místek District and at least 1,000 employees are:^[5]

Economic entity	Location	Number of employees	Main activity
Třinec Iron and Steel Works	Třinec	5,000–9,999	Manufacture of iron and steel
Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech	Nižní Lhoty	2,500–2,999	Manufacture of automobiles
Frýdek-Místek Hospital	Frýdek-Místek	1,500–1,999	Health care
Mobis Automotive Czech	Nošovice	1,000–1,499	Automotive industry
Strojírny a stavby Třinec	Třinec	1,000–1,499	Manufacture of machinery
Třinec Hospital	Třinec	1,000–1,499	Health care

Transport

The D48 motorway (part of the European route E462) from Nový Jičín to the Czech-Polish border pass through the district. The D56 motorway separates from it in Frýdek-Místek and continues to Ostrava. A notable road is also the R/11 expressway (partly as the I/11 road) from Český Těšín to the Czech-Slovak border, which is part of the European route E75.

Sights

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:^[6]

Pilgrimage area with the Basilica of the Visitation of Our Lady in Frýdek-Místek
Noční přechod, the monument to the partisan movement in Morávka

The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument zones, are:^[7]

The most visited tourist destinations are the Velká Čantoryje observation tower and Hukvaldy Castle.^[8]

Notable people

References

^ ^a ^b "Land use (as at 31 December)". Public database. Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
^ ^a ^b "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Frýdek-Místek" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Registr ekonomických subjektů". Business Register (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Národní kulturní památky, okres Frýdek-Místek". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Památkové rezervace, Památkové zóny, okres Frýdek-Místek". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
^ "Turisté mají v České republice nejraději zoologické zahrady, technické památky, koupání a Pražský hrad" (in Czech). CzechTourism. 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2023-04-14.

External links

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Frýdek-Místek District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website

Districts of the Moravian-Silesian Region

v t e Towns and villages of Frýdek-Místek District
Baška Bílá Bocanovice Brušperk Bruzovice Bukovec Bystřice Čeladná Dobrá Dobratice Dolní Domaslavice Dolní Lomná Dolní Tošanovice Fryčovice Frýdek-Místek Frýdlant nad Ostravicí Hnojník Horní Domaslavice Horní Lomná Horní Tošanovice Hrádek Hrčava Hukvaldy Jablunkov Janovice Kaňovice Komorní Lhotka Košařiska Kozlovice Krásná Krmelín Kunčice pod Ondřejníkem Lhotka Lučina Malenovice Metylovice Milíkov Morávka Mosty u Jablunkova Návsí Nižní Lhoty Nošovice Nýdek Ostravice Palkovice Paskov Pazderna Písečná Písek Pražmo Pržno Pstruží Raškovice Ropice Řeka Řepiště Sedliště Smilovice Soběšovice Staré Hamry Staré Město Staříč Střítež Sviadnov Třanovice Třinec Vělopolí Vendryně Vojkovice Vyšní Lhoty Žabeň Žermanice

Towns and villages of Frýdek-Místek District