Jeseník District

Jeseník District Okres Jeseník
District
Location in the Olomouc Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°15′N 17°10′E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Olomouc
Capital	Jeseník
Area [1]
• Total	719.03 km^2 (277.62 sq mi)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	36,949
• Density	51/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	24
* Towns	5
* Market towns	0

Jeseník District (Czech: okres Jeseník) is a district in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Jeseník. With approximately 37,000 inhabitants, it is the least populated district of the Czech Republic.

Administrative division

Jeseník District is formed by only one administrative district of municipality with extended competence: Jeseník.

List of municipalities

Towns are marked in bold:

Bělá pod Pradědem – Bernartice – Bílá Voda – Černá Voda – Česká Ves – Hradec-Nová Ves – Javorník – Jeseník – Kobylá nad Vidnavkou – Lipová-lázně – Mikulovice – Ostružná – Písečná – Skorošice – Stará Červená Voda – Supíkovice – Uhelná – Vápenná – Velká Kraš – Velké Kunětice – Vidnava – Vlčice – Zlaté Hory – Žulová

Geography

Jeseník and surrounding landscape

Jeseník District borders Poland in the north and west. Most of the district belongs to the territory of the historical land of Czech Silesia, but in the southwest it also extends into the territory of Moravia. The landscape is very diverse and rugged. Most of the territory is hilly; in the south it is mountainous, and in the north it turns into plains. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Golden Mountains (west and centre), Hrubý Jeseník (south), Vidnava Lowland (northwest), Žulová Hilly Land (north), and Zlatohorská Highlands (east). The highest point of the district is the Keprník mountain in Ostružná with an elevation of 1,423 m (4,669 ft), the lowest point is the river bed of the Vidnavka in Velká Kraš at 220 m (720 ft).

From the total district area of 719.0 km² (277.6 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 234.0 km² (90.3 sq mi), forests occupy 430.0 km² (166.0 sq mi), and water area occupies 7.8 km² (3.0 sq mi). Forests cover 59.8% of the district's area, which makes it the most forested district of the country.^[1]

There are no significant rivers and bodies of water. The most important rivers are the Bělá and Vidnavka. Both are tributaries of the Eastern Neisse, which originate here and flow across the district from south to north. Notable is also the Černá Opava, a stream that originates here and is one of the sources of the Opava River. The largest body of water is the Velký Pond with an area of 11 ha (27 acres).^[3]

A large part of the Jeseníky Protected Landscape Area extends into the district in the south.

History

Jeseník District is the youngest district of the Czech Republic. It was created on 1 January 1996 by separation from Šumperk District and is thus the only district created after 1960.^[4]

Demographics

As of 2024, Jeseník District is the least populated district in the country.^[2]

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 63,916 —     1880 67,275 +5.3% 1890 68,016 +1.1% 1900 67,346 −1.0% 1910 67,249 −0.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 64,594 −3.9% 1930 70,092 +8.5% 1950 37,881 −46.0% 1961 40,195 +6.1% 1970 39,709 −1.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 42,238 +6.4% 1991 42,583 +0.8% 2001 42,413 −0.4% 2011 38,779 −8.6% 2021 35,471 −8.5%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

Most populated municipalities

Name	Population[2]	Area (km^2)
Jeseník	10,619	38
Zlaté Hory	3,736	86
Javorník	2,586	77
Mikulovice	2,524	33
Česká Ves	2,336	25
Lipová-lázně	2,085	44
Bělá pod Pradědem	1,729	92
Vidnava	1,194	4
Vápenná	1,183	37
Žulová	1,125	15

Economy

The largest employers with headquarters in Jeseník District and at least 250 employees are:^[7]

Economic entity	Location	Number of employees	Main activity
CS-CONT	Zlaté Hory	500–999	Manufacture of containers
AGEL Jeseník Hospital	Jeseník	250–499	Health care
Priessnitzovy léčebné lázně	Jeseník	250–499	Health care
Plastkon product	Mikulovice	250–499	Manufacture of plastic products

Transport

There are no motorways passing through the district. The most important road is the I/44 road from Šumperk to the Czech-Polish border.

Sights

Jánský Vrch Castle

The most important monument in the district and the only one protected as a national cultural monument is Jánský Vrch Castle.^[8]

The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument zones, are:^[9]

• Javorník
• Vidnava
• Zlaté Hory
• Rejvíz
• Údolí (Horní Údolí and Dolní Údolí)

The most visited tourist destinations are the Rejvíz educational trail in Rejvíz and Rychlebské bike trails in Černá Voda.^[10]

Notable people

Main category: People from Jeseník District

References

1. "Land use (as at 31 December)". Public database. Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
2. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
3. "Velký rybník u Žulové na Jesenicku" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
4. "100 let proměn hranic našich regionů" (in Czech). Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic. 2018. p. 15. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
5. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
6. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
7. "Registr ekonomických subjektů". Business Register (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
8. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Národní kulturní památky, okres Jeseník". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
9. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Památkové rezervace, Památkové zóny, okres Jeseník". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
10. "Turisté mají v České republice nejraději zoologické zahrady, technické památky, koupání a Pražský hrad" (in Czech). CzechTourism. 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2023-05-19.

External links

• Jeseník District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website