Bruntál District

Bruntál District (Czech: okres Bruntál) is a district in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Bruntál, but the most populated town is Krnov.

Bruntál District Okres Bruntál
District
Location in the Moravian-Silesian Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°3′N 17°26′E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
Capital	Bruntál
Area [1]
• Total	1,536.65 km2 (593.30 sq mi)
Population  (2025)[2]
• Total	88,288
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	67
* Towns	9
* Market towns	0

Administrative division

Bruntál District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Bruntál, Krnov and Rýmařov.

List of municipalities

Towns are marked in bold:

Andělská Hora – Bílčice – Bohušov – Brantice – Břidličná – Bruntál – Býkov-Láryšov – Čaková – Dětřichov nad Bystřicí – Dívčí Hrad – Dlouhá Stráň – Dolní Moravice – Dvorce – Heřmanovice – Hlinka – Holčovice – Horní Benešov – Horní Město – Horní Životice – Hošťálkovy – Janov – Jindřichov – Jiříkov – Karlova Studánka – Karlovice – Krasov – Křišťanovice – Krnov – Leskovec nad Moravicí – Lichnov – Liptaň – Lomnice – Ludvíkov – Malá Morávka – Malá Štáhle – Město Albrechtice – Mezina – Milotice nad Opavou – Moravskoslezský Kočov – Nová Pláň – Nové Heřminovy – Oborná – Osoblaha – Petrovice – Razová – Roudno – Rudná pod Pradědem – Rusín – Rýmařov – Ryžoviště – Široká Niva – Slezské Pavlovice – Slezské Rudoltice – Stará Ves – Staré Heřminovy – Staré Město – Světlá Hora – Svobodné Heřmanice – Třemešná – Tvrdkov – Úvalno – Václavov u Bruntálu – Valšov – Velká Štáhle – Vrbno pod Pradědem – Vysoká – Zátor

Geography

Slezská Harta Reservoir

Bruntál District borders Poland in the north. The terrain is mostly fragmented and hilly, and in the west it turns into mountains. The territory extends into four geomorphological mesoregions: Nízký Jeseník (most of the district), Hrubý Jeseník (west), Zlatohorská Highlands (north), and Opava Hilly Land (small parts in north and east). The highest point of the district and of the entire Moravian-Silesian Region is the mountain Praděd in Malá Morávka with an elevation of 1,491 m (4,892 ft). The lowest point of the district is the river bed of the Osobloga in Osoblaha at 205 m (673 ft).

From the total district area of 1,536.7 km² (593.3 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 704.3 km² (271.9 sq mi), forests occupy 706.3 km² (272.7 sq mi), and water area occupies 21.0 km² (8.1 sq mi). Forests cover 46.0% of the district's area.^[1]

The most important rivers are the Opava, which originates here and flows through the centre of the district to the east, and the Moravice, which also originates here, flows through the southern part of the district, and later joins the Opava. An important tributary of the Opava in the district is the Opavice. The northern part of the district is drained by the Osoblaha. The Bystřice originates in the southern part of the district, but soon leaves the district. Overall, the area is poor in bodies of water, but there is Slezská Harta Reservoir, one of the largest reservoirs in the country with an area of 8.7 km² (3.4 sq mi).

The western part of the territory is protected as the Jeseníky Protected Landscape Area.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 142,980 —     1880 147,055 +2.9% 1890 146,411 −0.4% 1900 140,407 −4.1% 1910 140,108 −0.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 132,381 −5.5% 1930 140,017 +5.8% 1950 82,412 −41.1% 1961 89,798 +9.0% 1970 91,436 +1.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 99,381 +8.7% 1991 99,461 +0.1% 2001 100,272 +0.8% 2011 92,693 −7.6% 2021 86,215 −7.0%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Most populated municipalities

Name	Population[2]	Area (km2)
Krnov	22,518	44
Bruntál	15,037	29
Rýmařov	7,763	61
Vrbno pod Pradědem	4,714	69
Město Albrechtice	3,375	65
Břidličná	2,874	26
Horní Benešov	2,205	20
Brantice	1,403	27
Světlá Hora	1,362	43
Dvorce	1,241	24

Economy

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

Economic entity	Location	Number of employees	Main activity
Sdružené zdravotnické zařízení Krnov	Krnov	1,000–1,499	Health care
AL Invest Břidličná	Břidličná	500–999	Manufacture of aluminium products
Kofola	Krnov	500–999	Manufacture of beverages
UGO trade	Krnov	500–999	Mobile food service activities
Husqvarna Manufacturing CZ	Vrbno pod Pradědem	500–999	Manufacture of power-driven hand tools

Transport

There are no motorways passing through the district. The most important roads are the I/11 from Opava to Šumperk and the I/45 from Bruntál to Krnov and the Czech-Polish border.

Sights

Bruntál Castle

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

• Bruntál Castle
• Spinning mill and warehouse of the Alois Larisch factory in Krnov with a sample workshop, including a set of machinery
• Scythe manufactory in Karlovice (Bruntál District)
• Pilgrimage area with the Church of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows and the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Krnov
• Stations of the Cross and Church of Our Lady of the Snows in Ruda

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

• Heřmanovice (monument reservation)
• Bruntál
• Rýmařov
• Karlova Studánka
• Malá Morávka
• Petrovice
• Piskořov
• Žďárský Potok

The most visited tourist destination is the Sovinec Castle.^[8]

Notable people

Main category: People from Bruntál District