Prostějov District


Prostějov District is a district in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Prostějov.

Administrative division

Prostějov District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Prostějov and Konice.

List of municipalities

Cities and towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:
Alojzov
Bedihošť
Bílovice-Lutotín
Biskupice
Bohuslavice
Bousín
Březsko
Brodek u Konice
Brodek u Prostějova
Budětsko
Buková
Čechy pod Kosířem
Čehovice
Čelčice
Čelechovice na Hané
Dětkovice
Dobrochov
Dobromilice
Doloplazy
Drahany
Dřevnovice
Držovice
Dzbel
Hačky
Hluchov
Horní Štěpánov
Hradčany-Kobeřice
Hrdibořice
Hrubčice
Hruška
Hvozd
Ivaň
Jesenec
Kladky
Klenovice na Hané
Klopotovice
Konice
Kostelec na Hané
Koválovice-Osíčany
Kralice na Hané
Krumsín
Laškov
Lešany
Lipová
Ludmírov
Malé Hradisko
Mořice
Mostkovice
Myslejovice
Němčice nad Hanou
Nezamyslice
Niva
Obědkovice
Ochoz
Ohrozim
Olšany u Prostějova
Ondratice
Otaslavice
Otinoves
Pavlovice u Kojetína
Pěnčín
Pivín
Plumlov
Polomí
Přemyslovice
Prostějov
Prostějovičky
Protivanov
Ptení
Raková u Konice
Rakůvka
Rozstání
Seloutky
Skalka
Skřípov
Slatinky
Smržice
Srbce
Stařechovice
Stínava
Stražisko
Šubířov
Suchdol
Tištín
Tvorovice
Určice
Víceměřice
Vícov
Vincencov
Vitčice
Vranovice-Kelčice
Vrbátky
Vrchoslavice
Vřesovice
Výšovice
Zdětín
Želeč

Geography

The landscape is varied and rugged. The terrain is flat in the southeast and hilly in the northwest. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Drahany Highlands, Upper Morava Valley, Zábřeh Highlands, Vyškov Gate, and Litenčice Hills. The highest point of the district is the hill Skalky in Buková with an elevation of, the lowest point is a meadow in Ivaň at.
From the total district area of, agricultural land occupies, forests occupy, and water area occupies. Forests cover 20.2% of the district's area.
There are no major rivers. The longest river is the Romže, which originates here and flows across the territory to the southeast. The Haná crosses the district in its southern part. The district is poor in bodies of water. The only notable body of water is the Plumlov Reservoir.
There are no large-scale protected areas.

Economy

The largest employers with headquarters in Prostějov District and at least 500 employees are:
Economic entityLocationNumber of employeesMain activity
AGEL Středomoravská nemocničníProstějov3,000–3,999Health care
MakovecProstějov1,000–1,499Processing of meat
Mubea Stabilizer Bar SystemsProstějov1,000–1,499Manufacture of anti-roll bars for motor vehicles
Windmöller & Hölscher MachineryKralice na Hané500–999Manufacture of plastics and rubber machinery
Mubea IT Spring WireProstějov500–999Manufacture of springs for motor vehicles

Transport

The D1 motorway from Brno to Ostrava passes through the southern part of the district. The D46 motorway separates from the D1 and leads from Vyškov to Olomouc across the district.

Sights

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:
The best-preserved settlement and the only one protected as a monument zone is Prostějov.
There are no major tourist destinations. The most visited tourist destination is the Museum and Gallery in Prostějov.