Šumperk District

Šumperk District is a district in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Šumperk.

Administrative division

Šumperk District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Šumperk, Mohelnice and Zábřeh.

List of municipalities

Towns are marked in bold:
Bludov -
Bohdíkov -
Bohuslavice -
Bohutín -
Branná -
Bratrušov -
Brníčko -
Bušín -
Chromeč -
Dlouhomilov -
Dolní Studénky -
Drozdov -
Dubicko -
Hanušovice -
Horní Studénky -
Hoštejn -
Hraběšice -
Hrabišín -
Hrabová -
Hynčina -
Jakubovice -
Janoušov -
Jedlí -
Jestřebí -
Jindřichov -
Kamenná -
Klopina -
Kolšov -
Kopřivná -
Kosov -
Krchleby -
Lesnice -
Leština -
Libina -
Líšnice -
Loštice -
Loučná nad Desnou -
Lukavice -
Malá Morava -
Maletín -
Mírov -
Mohelnice -
Moravičany -
Nemile -
Nový Malín -
Olšany -
Oskava -
Palonín -
Pavlov -
Petrov nad Desnou -
Písařov -
Police -
Postřelmov -
Postřelmůvek -
Rájec -
Rapotín -
Rejchartice -
Rohle -
Rovensko -
Ruda nad Moravou -
Šléglov -
Sobotín -
Staré Město -
Stavenice -
Štíty -
Sudkov -
Šumperk -
Svébohov -
Třeština -
Úsov -
Velké Losiny -
Vernířovice -
Vikantice -
Vikýřovice -
Vyšehoří -
Zábřeh -
Zborov -
Zvole

Geography

Šumperk District borders Poland in the north. The landscape is mostly hilly and mountainous, and is divided by several river valleys. The territory extends into eight geomorphological mesoregions: Hanušovice Highlands, Hrubý Jeseník, Golden Mountains, Králický Sněžník Mountains, Zábřeh Highlands, Mohelnice Depression, Kłodzko Valley, Morava Valley, and Nízký Jeseník. The highest point of the district and of the entire Olomouc Region is the Praděd mountain in Loučná nad Desnou with an elevation of. The lowest point is the river bed of the Morava in Moravičany at.
From the total district area of, agricultural land occupies, forests occupy, and water area occupies. Forests cover 48.7% of the district's area.
The most important river is the Morava, flowing across the district from north to south. Its largest tributaries within the district are the Desná and Moravská Sázava. The largest body of water is Moravičanské Lake with an area of, which is an artificial lake created by flooding a gravel quarry. A notable body of water is also the Dlouhé stráně Reservoir.
The Jeseníky Protected Landscape Area extends into the district in the east, and the Litovelské Pomoraví Protected Landscape Area extends into the district in the south.

Economy

The largest employers with headquarters in Šumperk District and at least 500 employees are:

Economic entity	Location	Number of employees	Main activity
Hella Autotechnik Nova	Mohelnice	2,500–2,999	Manufacture of lighting for the automotive industry
Šumperk Hospital	Šumperk	1,500–1,999	Health care
OP papírna	Olšany	500–999	Manufacture of paper
Dormer Pramet	Šumperk	500–999	Manufacture of cutting tools
Škoda Pars	Šumperk	500–999	Repair and maintenance of rolling stock
TDK Electronics	Šumperk	500–999	Manufacture of ferrites for the automotive industry

Transport

The D35 motorway from Olomouc ends in Mohelnice and further continues as the I/35 road. The I/44 road separates from it and runs across the district to the north.

Sights

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

Velké Losiny Castle
Paper Mill at Velké Losiny
Hydroelectric power plant in Třeština

The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument zones, are:

The most visited tourist destinations are the thermal water park in Velké Losiny and Dlouhé stráně Hydro Power Plant.