Uherské Hradiště District () is a district in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Uherské Hradiště.
Administrative division Uherské Hradiště District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Uherské Hradiště and Uherský Brod.
List of municipalities Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:
Babice - Bánov - Bílovice - Bojkovice - Boršice u Blatnice - Boršice - Břestek - Březolupy - Březová - Buchlovice - Bystřice pod Lopeníkem - Částkov - Dolní Němčí - Drslavice - Hluk - Horní Němčí - Hostějov - Hostětín - Hradčovice - Huštěnovice - Jalubí - Jankovice - Kněžpole - Komňa - Korytná - Košíky - Kostelany nad Moravou - Kudlovice - Kunovice - Lopeník - Medlovice - Mistřice - Modrá - Nedachlebice - Nedakonice - Nezdenice - Nivnice - Ořechov - Ostrožská Lhota - Ostrožská Nová Ves - Osvětimany - Pašovice - Pitín - Podolí - Polešovice - Popovice - Prakšice - Rudice - Salaš - Slavkov - Staré Hutě - Staré Město - Starý Hrozenkov - Strání - Stříbrnice - Stupava - Suchá Loz - Šumice - Sušice - Svárov - Topolná - Traplice - Tučapy - Tupesy - Uherské Hradiště - Uherský Brod - Uherský Ostroh - Újezdec - Vápenice - Vážany - Velehrad - Veletiny - Vlčnov - Vyškovec - Záhorovice - Žítková Zlámanec - Zlechov
Geography
Uherské Hradiště District borders Slovakia in the southeast. The terrain is very varied. A lowland runs through the centre of the territory, which is surrounded by highlands and mountains. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Vizovice Highlands (most of the territory), White Carpathians (southeast), Lower Morava Valley (a strip from southwest to north), Kyjov Hills (a strip from west to north) and Chřiby (northwest). The highest point of the district is the mountain Velká Javořina in Strání with an elevation of . The lowest point of the district is the river bed of the Nová Morava Channel of the Morava River in Uherský Ostroh at .
From the total district area of , agricultural land occupies , forests occupy , and water area occupies . Forests cover 30.5% of the district's area.
The main river of the district is the Morava, which flows across the district from north to south. Apart from several artificial lakes, created by the flooding of gravel quarries, and a few oxbow lakes of the Morava River, there are almost no bodies of water.
Bílé Karpaty is a protected landscape area that covers the southeastern part of the district.
Demographics
Most populous municipalities Name Population Area (km2) Uherské Hradiště 24,852 21 Uherský Brod 16,280 52 Staré Město 6,660 21 Kunovice 5,592 29 Bojkovice 4,395 42 Hluk 4,242 28 Uherský Ostroh 4,168 27 Ostrožská Nová Ves 3,362 26 Nivnice 3,347 25 Strání 3,330 40
Economy The largest employers with headquarters in Uherské Hradiště District and at least 500 employees are:
Economic entity Location Number of employees Main activity Uherské Hradiště Hospital Uherské Hradiště 2,000–2,499 Health care Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod 1,000–1,499 Manufacture of firearms Aircraft Industries Kunovice 500–999 Manufacture of airplanes Ray Service Staré Město 500–999 Manufacture of cable harnesses Sociální služby Uherské Hradiště Uherské Hradiště 500–999 Social work Slovácké strojírny Uherský Brod 500–999 Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment Jednota spotřební družstvo v Uherském Ostrohu Uherský Ostroh 500–999 Retail sale
Transport There are no motorways passing through the district. The most important road is the I/50 (part of the European route E50) from Brno to Trenčín.
Sights
The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are: A set of monuments of the Great Moravian residential agglomeration in Staré Město – Uherské Hradiště – Modrá Gord of Saint Clement in Osvětimany Buchlov Castle Buchlovice Castle Basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and Saints Cyril and Methodius in Velehrad
The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are: Veletiny-Stará Hora (monument reservation) Vlčnov-Kojiny (monument reservation) Uherské Hradiště Uherský Brod Uherský Ostroh
Five of the ten most visited tourist destinations of the Zlín Region are located in Uherské Hradiště District. The most visited tourist destinations are Aquapark Uherské Hradiště, the amusement park Kovozoo in Staré Město, the basilica in Velehrad, the ichthyological and botanical exhibition Živá voda in Modrá, and Archeoskanzen Modrá.
Notable people
References
External links
Uherské Hradiště District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website