Vsetín District

Vsetín District is a district in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Vsetín.

Administrative division

Vsetín District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Vsetín, Rožnov pod Radhoštěm and Valašské Meziříčí.

List of municipalities

Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:
Branky -
Bystřička -
Choryně -
Dolní Bečva -
Francova Lhota -
Halenkov -
Horní Bečva -
Horní Lideč -
Hošťálková -
Hovězí -
Huslenky -
Hutisko-Solanec -
Jablůnka -
Janová -
Jarcová -
Karolinka -
Kateřinice -
Kelč -
Kladeruby -
Krhová -
Kunovice -
Lačnov -
Leskovec -
Lešná -
Lhota u Vsetína -
Lidečko -
Liptál -
Loučka -
Lužná -
Malá Bystřice -
Mikulůvka -
Nový Hrozenkov -
Oznice -
Podolí -
Police -
Poličná -
Pozděchov -
Prlov -
Prostřední Bečva -
Pržno -
Ratiboř -
Rožnov pod Radhoštěm -
Růžďka -
Seninka -
Střelná -
Střítež nad Bečvou -
Ústí -
Valašská Bystřice -
Valašská Polanka -
Valašská Senice -
Valašské Meziříčí -
Velká Lhota -
Velké Karlovice -
Vidče -
Vigantice -
Vsetín -
Zašová -
Zděchov -
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Geography

Vsetín District borders Slovakia in the southeast. The terrain is hilly to mountainous and except in the northwest, most of the landscape is forested. The territory extends into seven geomorphological mesoregions: Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains, Maple Mountains, Vizovice Highlands, Rožnov Furrow, Moravian-Silesian Beskids, Moravian-Silesian Foothills, and White Carpathians. The highest point of the district and of the entire Zlín Region is the mountain Čertův mlýn in Prostřední Bečva with an elevation of. The lowest point of the district is the river bed of the Bečva in Kelč at.
From the total district area of, agricultural land occupies, forests occupy, and water area occupies. Forests cover 54.9% of the district's area.
The most important rivers of the district are the Vsetínská Bečva and Rožnovská Bečva, which join in Valašské Meziříčí and create the Bečva River. The area is poor in bodies of water. The only notable bodies of water is are the Karolinka and Bystřička reservoirs.
The eastern half of the district is protected within the Beskydy Protected Landscape Area.

Economy

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

Economic entity	Location	Number of employees	Main activity
ON Semiconductor Czech Republic	Rožnov pod Radhoštěm	1,500–1,999	Manufacture of electronic components
Kayaku Safety Systems Europe	Vsetín	1,000–1,499	Manufacture of explosives
Vsetín Hospital	Vsetín	1,000–1,499	Health care
ROBE lighting	Rožnov pod Radhoštěm	500–999	Manufacture of electronic components
AGEL Hospital Valašské Meziříčí	Valašské Meziříčí	500–999	Health care
DEZA	Valašské Meziříčí	500–999	Chemical industry
MP Krásno	Valašské Meziříčí	500–999	Food industry
PWO Czech Republic	Valašské Meziříčí	500–999	Machining
Austin Detonator	Vsetín	500–999	Manufacture of detonators
Jednota, spotřební družstvo ve Vsetíně	Vsetín	500–999	Retail sale
Servis Climax	Vsetín	500–999	Manufacture of window blinds
Sociální služby Vsetín	Vsetín	500–999	Residential care activities
Stín Kovo	Vsetín	500–999	Manufacture of window blinds

Transport

There are no motorways passing through the district. The most important road is the I/35 (part of the European route E442 from Olomouc to the Czech-Slovak border.

Sights

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

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

The most visited tourist destination is the Wallachian Open Air Museum in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm.