Opava District () is a district in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Opava.
Administrative division Opava District is divided into four administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Opava, Hlučín, Kravaře and Vítkov.
List of municipalities Cities and towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:
Bělá - Bohuslavice - Bolatice - Branka u Opavy - Bratříkovice - Březová - Brumovice - Budišov nad Budišovkou - Budišovice - Čermná ve Slezsku - Chlebičov - Chuchelná - Chvalíkovice - Darkovice - Děhylov - Dobroslavice - Dolní Benešov - Dolní Životice - Háj ve Slezsku - Hať - Hlavnice - Hlubočec - Hlučín - Hněvošice - Holasovice - Hrabyně - Hradec nad Moravicí - Jakartovice - Jezdkovice - Kobeřice - Kozmice - Kravaře - Kružberk - Kyjovice - Lhotka u Litultovic - Litultovice - Ludgeřovice - Markvartovice - Melč - Mikolajice - Mladecko - Mokré Lazce - Moravice - Neplachovice - Nové Lublice - Nové Sedlice - Oldřišov - Opava - Otice - Píšť - Pustá Polom - Radkov - Raduň - Rohov - Šilheřovice - Skřipov - Slavkov - Služovice - Sosnová - Štáblovice - Staré Těchanovice - Stěbořice - Štěpánkovice - Štítina - Strahovice - Sudice - Svatoňovice - Těškovice - Třebom - Uhlířov - Velké Heraltice - Velké Hoštice - Větřkovice - Vítkov - Vřesina - Vršovice - Závada
Geography
Opava District borders Poland in the north. The territory is hilly, but the average altitude is low. The territory extends into three geomorphological mesoregions: Nízký Jeseník (west and south), Opava Hilly Land (east and north), and Ostrava Basin (a small part in the northeast). The highest point of the district is the hill Červená hora in Budišov nad Budišovkou with an elevation of . The lowest point of the district is the river bed of the Oder in Šilheřovice at .
From the total district area of , agricultural land occupies , forests occupy , and water area occupies . Forests cover 28.0% of the district's area.
The entire district is drained by the Oder River, but this river appears in the territory only briefly. The most important rivers of the district are the Opava, which flows across the district from northwest to east, and the Moravice, which enters the district in the west and joins the Opava near the city of Opava. The largest body of water is Kružberk Reservoir, built on the Moravice.
There are no large-scale protected areas.
Demographics
Most populous municipalities Name Population Area (km2) Opava 54,881 91 Hlučín 13,245 21 Kravaře 6,691 19 Hradec nad Moravicí 5,444 44 Vítkov 5,430 55 Ludgeřovice 4,959 11 Bolatice 4,508 13 Dolní Benešov 3,824 15 Háj ve Slezsku 3,241 14 Kobeřice 3,194 17
Economy The largest employers with headquarters in Opava District and at least 500 employees are:
Economic entity Location Number of employees Main activity Silesian Hospital in Opava Opava 1,500–1,999 Health care Brano Hradec nad Moravicí 1,000–1,499 Automotive industry Model Obaly Opava 1,000–1,499 Manufacture of paperboard packaging Teva Czech Industries Opava 1,000–1,499 Manufacture of pharmaceutical products City of Opava Opava 500–999 Public administration Isotra Opava 500–999 Manufacture of window blinds Ostroj Opava 500–999 Manufacture of machinery for mining Psychiatric Hospital in Opava Opava 500–999 Health care Silesian University in Opava Opava 500–999 Education State Office of Labor Inspection Opava 500–999 Public administration TAPI Czech Industries Opava 500–999 Manufacture of pharmaceutical products Tempo, obchodní družstvo Opava 500–999 Retail sale Witzenmann Opava Opava 500–999 Treatment and coating of metals
Transport The D1 motorway from Ostrava to the Czech–Polish border briefly runs along the eastern district border; otherwise there are no motorway passing through the district. The most important road is the I/11 from Ostrava to Bruntál via Opava.
Sights
The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are: Chapel of the Holy Cross in Opava Co-Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Opava Hradec nad Moravicí Castle Petr Bezruč City House of Culture in Opava Grave of Jan Zajíc in Vítkov
The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are: Lipina (monument reservation) Budišov nad Budišovkou Hlučín Hradec nad Moravicí Opava
The most visited tourist destinations are the Silesian Museum in Opava and Hradec nad Moravicí Castle.
Notable people
References
External links
Opava District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website