Blansko District

Blansko District is a district in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Blansko.

Administrative division

Blansko District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Blansko and Boskovice.

List of municipalities

Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:
Adamov -
Bedřichov -
Benešov -
Blansko -
Borotín -
Bořitov -
Boskovice -
Brťov-Jeneč -
Bukovina -
Bukovinka -
Býkovice -
Černá Hora -
Černovice -
Cetkovice -
Chrudichromy -
Crhov -
Deštná -
Dlouhá Lhota -
Doubravice nad Svitavou -
Drnovice -
Habrůvka -
Hodonín -
Holštejn -
Horní Poříčí -
Horní Smržov -
Jabloňany -
Jedovnice -
Kněževes -
Knínice -
Kořenec -
Kotvrdovice -
Kozárov -
Krasová -
Křetín -
Krhov -
Křtěnov -
Křtiny -
Kulířov -
Kunčina Ves -
Kunice -
Kuničky -
Kunštát -
Lazinov -
Lažany -
Letovice -
Lhota Rapotina -
Lhota u Lysic -
Lhota u Olešnice -
Lipovec -
Lipůvka -
Louka -
Lubě -
Ludíkov -
Lysice -
Makov -
Malá Lhota -
Malá Roudka -
Míchov -
Milonice -
Němčice -
Nýrov -
Obora -
Okrouhlá -
Olešnice -
Olomučany -
Ostrov u Macochy -
Pamětice -
Petrov -
Petrovice -
Prostřední Poříčí -
Rájec-Jestřebí -
Ráječko -
Roubanina -
Rozseč nad Kunštátem -
Rozsíčka -
Rudice -
Šebetov -
Sebranice -
Šebrov-Kateřina -
Senetářov -
Skalice nad Svitavou -
Skrchov -
Sloup -
Šošůvka -
Spešov -
Štěchov -
Stvolová -
Sudice -
Suchý -
Sulíkov -
Světlá -
Svinošice -
Svitávka -
Tasovice -
Uhřice -
Újezd u Boskovic -
Újezd u Černé Hory -
Úsobrno -
Ústup -
Valchov -
Vanovice -
Vavřinec -
Vážany -
Velenov -
Velké Opatovice -
Vilémovice -
Vísky -
Voděrady -
Vranová -
Vysočany -
Závist -
Zbraslavec -
Žďár -
Žďárná -
Žernovník -
Žerůtky

Geography

The landscape is rugged and it has mostly the character of highlands. The territory extends into four geomorphological mesoregions: Drahany Highlands, Upper Svratka Highlands, Boskovice Furrow and Svitavy Uplands. The highest point of the district is a contour line on the hill Skalky in Benešov with an elevation of, the lowest point is the river bed of the Svitava in Adamov at.
From the total district area of, agricultural land occupies, forests occupy, and water area occupies. Forests cover 43.6% of the district's area.
The most important river is the Svitava, which flows across the entire territory from north to south. A notable river is also the Punkva, the longest underground river in the country. There are not many bodies of water; the most notable are Letovice Reservoir and Olšovec Pond.
Most of the Moravian Karst Protected Landscape Area lies in the district, in its southern part. It includes the Macocha Gorge and cave systems.

Economy

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

Economic entity	Location	Number of employees	Main activity
Blansko Hospital	Blansko	500–999	Health care
Boskovice Hospital	Boskovice	500–999	Health care
Minerva Boskovice	Boskovice	500–999	Manufacture of sewing machines
Alps Electric Czech	Sebranice	500–999	Manufacturie of components for consumer electronics and computers
RHI Magnesita Czech Republic	Velké Opatovice	500–999	Manufacture of refractory products

Transport

There are no motorways passing through the district. The most important road is the I/43 from Brno to Svitavy.

Sights

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

Kunštát Castle
Lysice Castle
Rájec nad Svitavou Castle
Church of the Name of the Virgin Mary in Křtiny
Stará huť ironworks in Adamov

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

The most visited tourist destination is the Macocha Gorge.