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16-1581: Olomouc District is divided into four administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence : Olomouc, Litovel, Šternberk and Uničov. Cities and towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics : Babice - Bělkovice-Lašťany - Bílá Lhota - Bílsko - Blatec - Bohuňovice - Bouzov - Bukovany - Bystročice - Bystrovany - Červenka - Charváty - Cholina - Daskabát - Dlouhá Loučka - Dolany - Doloplazy - Domašov nad Bystřicí - Domašov u Šternberka - Drahanovice - Dub nad Moravou - Dubčany - Grygov - Haňovice - Hlásnice - Hlubočky - Hlušovice - Hněvotín - Hnojice - Horka nad Moravou - Horní Loděnice - Hraničné Petrovice - Huzová - Jívová - Komárov - Kozlov - Kožušany-Tážaly - Krčmaň - Křelov-Břuchotín - Liboš - Lipina - Lipinka - Litovel - Loučany - Loučka - Luběnice - Luká - Lutín - Lužice - Majetín - Medlov - Měrotín - Město Libavá - Mladeč - Mladějovice - Moravský Beroun - Mrsklesy - Mutkov - Náklo - Náměšť na Hané - Norberčany - Nová Hradečná - Olbramice - Olomouc - Paseka - Pňovice - Přáslavice - Příkazy - Řídeč - Samotišky - Senice na Hané - Senička - Skrbeň - Slatinice - Slavětín - Štěpánov - Šternberk - Strukov - Střeň - Suchonice - Svésedlice - Štarnov - Šumvald - Těšetice - Tovéř - Troubelice - Tršice - Újezd - Uničov - Ústín - Velká Bystřice - Velký Týnec - Velký Újezd - Věrovany - Vilémov - Želechovice - Žerotín Part of

32-644: A gravel quarry with an area of about 100 ha (250 acres). Almost the entire Litovelské Pomoraví Protected Landscape Area lies within the district. The largest employers with headquarters in Olomouc District and at least 1,000 employees are: The D35 motorway (part of the European route E442 ) runs across the district. The D46 motorway ( European route E462 ) separates from it in Olomouc and leads to Vyškov . The Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc

48-453: A part of any district, but ten districts of Prague ( obvody ) were in some ways equivalent to okres . A reform in effect since January 2003 replaced the districts with 205 Administrative Districts of Municipalities with Extended Competence (abbreviated AD MEC; správní obvody obcí s rozšířenou působností , abbreviated SO ORP ), also called third-level municipalities, or unofficially "little districts". These municipalities took over most of

64-504: Is a municipality to which the state delegates part of its powers, but not to the extent that it delegates it to a municipality with extended competence. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Velk%C3%A1 Byst%C5%99ice Velká Bystřice ( German : Groß Wisternitz )

80-765: Is a town in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 3,700 inhabitants. Velká Bystřice is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Olomouc . It lies on the border between the Upper Morava Valley and Nízký Jeseník range. The highest point is at 315 m (1,033 ft) above sea level. The town is situated on both banks of the Bystřice River. The first written mention of Velká Bystřice

96-566: Is from 1275. A fortress in Velká Bystřice was first documented in 1381. Around 1500, the village was promoted to a market town . From 1589 until the establishment of a sovereign municipality in 1848, Velká Bystřice was owned by Archdiocese of Olomouc . Velká Bystřice became a town in 1998. A section of the D35 motorway (part of the European routes E442 and E462 ), which connects Olomouc with

112-411: The Czech Republic . After their primary administrative function has been abolished in 2003, they still exist for the activities of specific authorities and as statistical units. Their administrative function was moved to selected municipalities. In 1960, Czechoslovakia was re-divided into districts ( okres , plural okresy ) often without regard to traditional division and local relationships. In

128-625: The D1 motorway , passes through the southern part of the municipal territory. Velká Bystřice is located on the railway line Olomouc– Moravský Beroun . The most important monument is the Church of the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist. It is a Baroque church from 1742, but it has a Gothic core. Velká Bystřice Castle was originally a Renaissance castle from the 1570s, created by the reconstruction of

144-663: The 2021 reform, borders of AD MECs respect borders of districts, with only exception granted by law being AD MEC of Turnov, which is partly in districts of Semily, Jablonec nad Nisou and Liberec. The reasons are the vastness of this territory and different requirements of the territory's population. Administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence are further divided into 393 Administrative Districts of Municipalities with Commissioned Local Authority (abbreviated AD CLA; správní obvody obcí s pověřeným obecním úřadem , abbreviated SO POÚ), also called "second-level municipalities"). A municipality with commissioned local authority

160-490: The administration of the former district authorities. The old districts still exist as territorial units and remain as seats of some of the offices, especially courts , police and archives . In 2007 the borders of the districts were slightly adjusted and 119 municipalities were moved into different districts. In 2021 another reform was made and 18 municipalities were moved between districts or between administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence. After

176-489: The area of the Czech Republic, there were 75 districts; the 76th Jeseník District was split from Šumperk District in 1996. Three consisted only of statutory cities Brno , Ostrava and Plzeň which gained the status of districts only in 1971; Ostrava and Plzeň districts were later expanded. The capital city of Prague has a special status, being considered a municipality and region at the same time and not being

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192-554: The city of Olomouc. The most visited tourist destinations are the Olomouc Zoo , Collection greenhouses, botanical garden and rosarium in Olomouc, Olomouc Aquapark, Bouzov Castle, and Regional Museum in Olomouc. Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with extended competence Districts of the Czech Republic are territorial units, formerly used as second-level administrative divisions of

208-400: The district area belongs to Libavá Military Training Area . The landscape is varied and rugged. The terrain is flat in the west and hilly in the east. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Nízký Jeseník (east), Upper Morava Valley (centre), Zábřeh Highlands (west), Hanušovice Highlands (a small part in the north), and Mohelnice Depression (a negligible area in

224-594: The district's area. The most important river is the Morava , which flows through the territory from north to south. Is largest tributary in the district is the Bystřice . The Oder originates here and flows through the uninhabited part of the district to the east. Bodies of water are concentrated along the Morava, otherwise there are not many of them here. The largest body of water is Náklo; an artificial lake created by flooding

240-657: The north). The highest point of the district is the hill Fidlův kopec in Libavá Military Training Area with an elevation of 680 m (2,230 ft), the lowest point is the river bed of the Morava in Věrovany at 194 m (636 ft). From the total district area of 1,608.0 km (620.9 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 857.9 km (331.2 sq mi), forests occupy 499.0 km (192.7 sq mi), and water area occupies 17.3 km (6.7 sq mi). Forests cover 31.0% of

256-543: Was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000 because it is the most outstanding example of a type of monument specific to central Europe. The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments , are: The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument reservations and monument zones , are: Five of the ten most visited tourist destinations of the Olomouc Region are located in Olomouc District, and four of them directly in

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