Frýdek-Místek District

Frýdek-Místek District 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 . The lowest point of the district is the river bed of the Ostravice in Paskov and Řepiště at .
From the total district area of , agricultural land occupies , forests occupy , and water area occupies . Forests cover 51.1% of the district's area.
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
Most populated municipalities
Economy
The largest employers with headquarters in Frýdek-Místek District and at least 1,000 employees are:
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:
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:
Brušperk
Frýdek
Místek
Komorní Lhotka
The most visited tourist destinations are the Velká Čantoryje observation tower and Hukvaldy Castle.
Notable people
See also
Český Těšín District
References
External links
Frýdek-Místek District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website
Districts of the Czech Republic