Bruntál District

Bruntál District (Czech: okres Bruntál) is a district in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Bruntál, but the most populated town is Krnov.

Bruntál District
Okres Bruntál
District
Location in the Moravian-Silesian Region within the Czech Republic
Location in the Moravian-Silesian Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°3′N 17°26′E
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
CapitalBruntál
Area
[1]
 • Total1,536.65 km2 (593.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
 • Total89,834
 • Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities67
* Towns9
* Market towns0

Administrative division

Bruntál District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Bruntál, Krnov and Rýmařov.

List of municipalities

Towns are marked in bold:

Andělská Hora – Bílčice – Bohušov – Brantice – Bruntál – Břidličná – Býkov-Láryšov – Čaková – Dětřichov nad Bystřicí – Dívčí Hrad – Dlouhá Stráň – Dolní Moravice – Dvorce – Heřmanovice – Hlinka – Holčovice – Horní Benešov – Horní Město – Horní Životice – Hošťálkovy – Janov – Jindřichov – Jiříkov – Karlova Studánka – Karlovice – Krasov – Krnov – Křišťanovice – Leskovec nad Moravicí – Lichnov – Liptaň – Lomnice – Ludvíkov – Malá Morávka – Malá Štáhle – Město Albrechtice – Mezina – Milotice nad Opavou – Moravskoslezský Kočov – Nová Pláň – Nové Heřminovy – Oborná – Osoblaha – Petrovice – Razová – Roudno – Rudná pod Pradědem – Rusín – Rýmařov – Ryžoviště – Slezské Pavlovice – Slezské Rudoltice – Stará Ves – Staré Heřminovy – Staré Město – Světlá Hora – Svobodné Heřmanice – Široká Niva – Třemešná – Tvrdkov – Úvalno – Václavov u Bruntálu – Valšov – Velká Štáhle – Vrbno pod Pradědem – Vysoká – Zátor

Geography
Slezská Harta Reservoir

Bruntál District borders Poland in the north. The terrain is mostly fragmented and hilly, and in the west it turns into mountains. The territory extends into four geomorphological mesoregions: Nízký Jeseník (most of the district), Hrubý Jeseník (west), Zlatohorská Highlands (north), and Opava Hilly Land (small parts in north and east). The highest point of the district and of the entire Moravian-Silesian Region is the mountain Praděd in Malá Morávka with an elevation of 1,491 m (4,892 ft). The lowest point of the district is the river bed of the Osobloga in Osoblaha at 205 m (673 ft).

From the total district area of 1,536.7 km2 (593.3 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 704.3 km2 (271.9 sq mi), forests occupy 706.3 km2 (272.7 sq mi), and water area occupies 21.0 km2 (8.1 sq mi). Forests cover 46.0% of the district's area.[1]

The most important rivers are the Opava, which originates here and flows through the centre of the district to the east, and the Moravice, which also originates here, flows through the southern part of the district, and later joins the Opava. An important tributary of the Opava in the district is the Opavice. The northern part of the district is drained by the Osobloga. Overall, the area is poor in bodies of water, but there is Slezská Harta Reservoir, one of the largest reservoirs in the country with an area of 8.7 km2 (3.4 sq mi).

The western part of the territory is protected as the Jeseníky Protected Landscape Area.

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869142,980—    
1880147,055+2.9%
1890146,411−0.4%
1900140,407−4.1%
1910140,108−0.2%
YearPop.±%
1921132,381−5.5%
1930140,017+5.8%
195082,412−41.1%
196189,798+9.0%
197091,436+1.8%
YearPop.±%
198099,381+8.7%
199199,461+0.1%
2001100,272+0.8%
201192,693−7.6%
202186,215−7.0%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Most populated municipalities
Name Population[2] Area (km2)
Krnov22,84844
Bruntál15,41529
Rýmařov7,95361
Vrbno pod Pradědem4,79869
Město Albrechtice3,41765
Břidličná3,00326
Horní Benešov2,25320
Brantice1,37027
Světlá Hora1,35943
Dvorce1,25224

Economy

The largest employers with headquarters in Bruntál District and at least 500 employees are:[5]

Economic entity Location Number of employees Main activity
Sdružené zdravotnické zařízení KrnovKrnov1,000–1,499Health care
AL Invest BřidličnáBřidličná500–999Manufacture of aluminium products
KofolaKrnov500–999Manufacture of beverages
Husqvarna Manufacturing CZVrbno pod Pradědem500–999Manufacture of power-driven hand tools

Transport

There are no motorways passing through the district. The most important roads are the I/11 from Opava to Šumperk and the I/45 from Bruntál to Krnov and the Czech-Polish border.

Sights
Bruntál Castle

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

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

The most visited tourist destination is the Sovinec Castle.[8]

Notable people

References
  1. "Land use (as at 31 December)". Public database. Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  2. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Bruntál" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
  4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. "Registr ekonomických subjektů". Business Register (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  6. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Národní kulturní památky, okres Bruntál". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  7. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Památkové rezervace, Památkové zóny, okres Bruntál". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  8. "Turisté mají v České republice nejraději zoologické zahrady, technické památky, koupání a Pražský hrad" (in Czech). CzechTourism. 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
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