Vsetín District

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Vsetín District
Okres Vsetín
District
Location in the Zlín Region within the Czech Republic
Location in the Zlín Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°24′N 18°3′E / 49.400°N 18.050°E / 49.400; 18.050
Country Czech Republic
RegionZlín
CapitalVsetín
Area
[1]
 • Total
1,131.07 km2 (436.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2026)[2]
 • Total
141,322
 • Density124.945/km2 (323.607/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities59
* Towns6
* Market towns1

Vsetín District (Czech: okres Vsetín) 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 - Zubří

Geography

Rožnov pod Radhoštěm and surrounding landscape

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 (most of the territory), Maple Mountains (southeast), Vizovice Highlands (southwest), Rožnov Furrow (a strip in the north), Moravian-Silesian Beskids (north), Moravian-Silesian Foothills (northwest), and White Carpathians (a small part in the south). The highest point of the district and of the entire Zlín Region is the mountain Čertův mlýn in Prostřední Bečva with an elevation of 1,206 m (3,957 ft). The lowest point of the district is the river bed of the Bečva in Kelč at 263 m (863 ft).

From the total district area of 1,131.1 km2 (436.7 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 403.0 km2 (155.6 sq mi), forests occupy 620.9 km2 (239.7 sq mi), and water area occupies 11.1 km2 (4.3 sq mi). Forests cover 54.9% of the district's area.[1]

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.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
186983,073—    
188087,465+5.3%
189090,193+3.1%
190094,394+4.7%
191098,228+4.1%
YearPop.±%
192195,071−3.2%
1930101,633+6.9%
1950105,693+4.0%
1961121,144+14.6%
1970130,748+7.9%
YearPop.±%
1980143,428+9.7%
1991146,898+2.4%
2001147,064+0.1%
2011142,420−3.2%
2021137,540−3.4%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Most populous municipalities

Name Population[2] Area (km2)
Vsetín24,97458
Valašské Meziříčí22,56835
Rožnov pod Radhoštěm15,91639
Zubří5,60328
Zašová3,08223
Kelč2,70028
Nový Hrozenkov2,48043
Horní Bečva2,43542
Halenkov2,35442
Velké Karlovice2,34281

Economy

The largest employers with headquarters in Vsetín District and at least 500 employees are:[5]

Economic entity Location Number of employees Main activity
ON Semiconductor Czech RepublicRožnov pod Radhoštěm1,500–1,999Manufacture of electronic components
Kayaku Safety Systems EuropeVsetín1,000–1,499Manufacture of explosives
Vsetín HospitalVsetín1,000–1,499Health care
ROBE lightingRožnov pod Radhoštěm500–999Manufacture of electronic components
AGEL Hospital Valašské MeziříčíValašské Meziříčí500–999Health care
DEZAValašské Meziříčí500–999Chemical industry
MP KrásnoValašské Meziříčí500–999Food industry
PWO Czech RepublicValašské Meziříčí500–999Machining
Austin DetonatorVsetín500–999Manufacture of detonators
Jednota, spotřební družstvo ve VsetíněVsetín500–999Retail sale
Servis ClimaxVsetín500–999Manufacture of window blinds
Sociální služby VsetínVsetín500–999Residential care activities
Stín KovoVsetín500–999Manufacture 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

Pustevny

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:[6]

The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument zones, are:[7]

The most visited tourist destination is the Wallachian Open Air Museum in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm.[8]

Notable people

References

  1. "Land use (as at 31 December)". Public database. Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  2. "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
  3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. "Registr ekonomických subjektů". Business Register (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
  6. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Národní kulturní památky, okres Vsetín". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  7. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Památkové rezervace, Památkové zóny, okres Vsetín". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  8. "Návštěvnost turistických cílů 2024" (PDF) (in Czech). CzechTourism. 2025. Retrieved 2026-06-05.