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Břeclav District

Coordinates: 48°51′N 16°49′E / 48.850°N 16.817°E / 48.850; 16.817
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Břeclav District
Okres Břeclav
Location in the South Moravian Region within the Czech Republic
Location in the South Moravian Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°51′N 16°49′E / 48.850°N 16.817°E / 48.850; 16.817
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
CapitalBřeclav
Area
 • Total1,037.97 km2 (400.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total118,828
 • Density110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities63
* Towns9
* Market towns4

Břeclav District (Czech: okres Břeclav) is a district in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Břeclav.

Administrative division

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Břeclav District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Břeclav, Hustopeče and Mikulov.

List of municipalities

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Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:

Bavory - Boleradice - Borkovany - Bořetice - Břeclav - Březí - Brod nad Dyjí - Brumovice - Bulhary - Diváky - Dobré Pole - Dolní Dunajovice - Dolní Věstonice - Drnholec - Hlohovec - Horní Bojanovice - Horní Věstonice - Hrušky - Hustopeče - Jevišovka - Kašnice - Klentnice - Klobouky u Brna - Kobylí - Kostice - Křepice - Krumvíř - Kurdějov - Ladná - Lanžhot - Lednice - Mikulov - Milovice - Moravská Nová Ves - Moravský Žižkov - Morkůvky - Němčičky - Nikolčice - Novosedly - Nový Přerov - Pavlov - Perná - Podivín - Popice - Pouzdřany - Přítluky - Rakvice - Šakvice - Sedlec - Šitbořice - Starovice - Starovičky - Strachotín - Tvrdonice - Týnec - Uherčice - Valtice - Velké Bílovice - Velké Hostěrádky - Velké Němčice - Velké Pavlovice - Vrbice - Zaječí

Geography

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Březí and surrounding landscape

Břeclav District borders Austria in the south and Slovakia in the southeast. The territory of the district is predominantly lowland and belongs to the warmest areas in the country. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Lower Morava Valley (most of the territory), Mikulov Highlands (southwest), Dyje–Svratka Valley (west), Ždánice Forest (north) and Kyjov Hills (small part in the northeast). The highest point of the district is the mountain Děvín in Pavlov with an elevation of 550 m (1,800 ft). The lowest point of the district and entire South Moravian Region is the confluence of the Morava and Thaya rivers in Lanžhot at 150 m (490 ft).

From the total district area of 1,038.0 km2 (400.8 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 682.0 km2 (263.3 sq mi), forests occupy 177.9 km2 (68.7 sq mi), and water area occupies 54.5 km2 (21.0 sq mi). Forests cover 17.1% of the district's area.[1]

The longest river in the area is the Morava, which forms the Czech-Slovak border. However, the most important river for the district is the Thaya, which flows across the territory from northwest to south and briefly forms the Czech-Austrian border before the confluence with the Morava. The Kyjovka flows to the Thaya through the southeastern part of the district. The Svratka crosses the district in the northwest, otherwise there are no major rivers in the northern part of the district.

Most of the Nové Mlýny reservoirs lie in the district and are the largest body of water of the district. On the Včelínek River is a system of several large ponds, including Nesyt, which belongs to the largest ponds in the country.

Pálava Protected Landscape Area is a protected area that lies entirely in the district.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
186987,446—    
188098,274+12.4%
1890103,914+5.7%
1900108,802+4.7%
1910114,818+5.5%
YearPop.±%
1921118,127+2.9%
1930121,195+2.6%
195099,560−17.9%
1961107,370+7.8%
1970107,300−0.1%
YearPop.±%
1980113,235+5.5%
1991113,261+0.0%
2001114,197+0.8%
2011112,828−1.2%
2021113,651+0.7%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Most populated municipalities

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Name Population[2] Area (km2)
Břeclav 24,863 77
Mikulov 7,638 45
Hustopeče 6,398 25
Velké Bílovice 3,883 26
Lanžhot 3,627 55
Valtice 3,593 48
Velké Pavlovice 3,072 23
Podivín 2,929 18
Moravská Nová Ves 2,630 23
Klobouky u Brna 2,501 31

Economy

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

Economic entity Location Number of employees Main activity
Břeclav Hospital Břeclav 1,000–1,499 Health care
Gebauer a Griller Kabeltechnik Mikulov 1,000–1,499 Manufacture of electric wires and cables
Otis Břeclav 500–999 Manufacture of elevators and escalators
Norma Czech Hustopeče 500–999 Manufacture of metal products
Jednota, spotřební družstvo v Mikulově Mikulov 500–999 Retail sale

Transport

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The D2 motorway from Brno to Czech-Slovak border, which is part of the European route E65, leads across the district.

Sights

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Lednice Castle

The village of Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996 because of its unique mix of Baroque, Neoclassical, and neo-Gothic architecture, and its history as a cultural landscape designed intentionally by a single family.[6]

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:[7]

The best-preserved settlements and landscapes, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are:[8]

The most visited tourist destinations are Svatý Kopeček Hill and Lednice Castle.[9]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Land use (as at 31 December)". Public database. Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  2. ^ a b "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  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 2024-06-14.
  6. ^ "Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape". UNESCO. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  7. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Národní kulturní památky, okres Břeclav". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  8. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Památkové rezervace, Památkové zóny, okres Břeclav". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  9. ^ "Turisté mají v České republice nejraději zoologické zahrady, technické památky, koupání a Pražský hrad" (in Czech). CzechTourism. 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
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