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18-580: Jeseník District is formed by only one administrative district of municipality with extended competence : Jeseník. Towns are marked in bold : Bělá pod Pradědem – Bernartice – Bílá Voda – Černá Voda – Česká Ves – Hradec-Nová Ves – Javorník – Jeseník – Kobylá nad Vidnavkou – Lipová-lázně – Mikulovice – Ostružná – Písečná – Skorošice – Stará Červená Voda – Supíkovice – Uhelná – Vápenná – Velká Kraš – Velké Kunětice – Vidnava – Vlčice – Zlaté Hory – Žulová Jeseník District borders Poland in

36-533: 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] Rejv%C3%ADz#Nature Rejvíz ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈrɛjviːs] ; German : Reihwiesen )

54-764: Is a village and administrative part of Zlaté Hory in Jeseník District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic . It is a popular tourist destination. Rejvíz lies in the Zlatohorská Highlands and also extends into the Hrubý Jeseník mountain range in the south. It is located in the Jeseníky Protected Landscape Area. At an altitude of 778 m (2,552 ft) above sea level, it is

72-549: Is now completely overgrown with plants. The thickness of the peat layer is 6.6 m in this area, twice more than at Velké mechové Lake. Malé mechové Lake is not accessible to the public. The peat bog is very rich in spiders . Other species living here include alpine newt , Carpathian newt and moor frog . Moorland clouded yellow and subarctic hawker are glacial relicts . When the last ice age ended many species moved to northern territories of Europe, but peat bogs provided good conditions for some of them here too. The area

90-472: Is surrounded with woods consisting mainly of spruces , which are replaced with mountain pines towards the centre. The meadows are very rich in species of various plants. Among the most common ones there are horsetails , wood club-rush , Cirsium rivulare and meadowsweet . There are also a lot of rare species, such as few-flower sedge , fibrous tussock-sedge , flea sedge , tufted loosestrife or Gladiolus imbricatus . Many other plants can be seen at

108-594: Is the Velký Pond with an area of 11 ha (27 acres). A large part of the Jeseníky Protected Landscape Area extends into the district in the south. Jeseník District is the youngest district of the Czech Republic. It was created on 1 January 1996 by separation from Šumperk District and is thus the only district created after 1960. As of 2024, Jeseník District is the least populated district in

126-662: The Rejvíz educational trail in Rejvíz and Rychlebské bike trails in Černá Voda . 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 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

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

162-490: 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

180-652: The country. The largest employers with headquarters in Jeseník District and at least 250 employees are: There are no motorways passing through the district. The most important road is the I/44 road from Šumperk to the Czech-Polish border. The most important monument in the district and the only one protected as a national cultural monument is Jánský Vrch Castle. The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument zones , are: The most visited tourist destinations are

198-673: The district is the Keprník mountain in Ostružná with an elevation of 1,423 m (4,669 ft), the lowest point is the river bed of the Vidnavka in Velká Kraš at 220 m (720 ft). From the total district area of 719.0 km (277.6 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 234.0 km (90.3 sq mi), forests occupy 430.0 km (166.0 sq mi), and water area occupies 7.8 km (3.0 sq mi). Forests cover 59.8% of

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216-595: The district's area, which makes it the most forested district of the country. There are no significant rivers and bodies of water. The most important rivers are the Bělá and Vidnavka. Both are tributaries of the Eastern Neisse , which originate here and flow across the district from south to north. Notable is also the Černá Opava, a stream that originates here and is one of the sources of the Opava River. The largest body of water

234-623: The highest village of Czech Silesia . Rejvíz is also name of a national nature reserve , which was officially founded in 1955 and covers 3.97 km . It is composed of the largest peat bog in Moravia and Czech Silesia with small lakes of glacial origin. Recent studies have found the Rejvíz bog to be one of the best preserved woody raised bog complexes in Central Europe as core sampling reveals its organic deposit started to accumulate nine thousands years ago or even earlier. An educational trail

252-572: The moss lakes, for example Sphagnum moss, cotton-grass , marsh Labrador tea and carnivorous common sundew . During World War II , the German occupiers operated the E781 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp for Allied POWs in the village. The Rejvíz Guesthouse is a popular sight because of its wooden interior from the early 20th century, carved by its owners,

270-565: The north and west. Most of the district belongs to the territory of the historical land of Czech Silesia , but in the southwest it also extends into the territory of Moravia . The landscape is very diverse and rugged. Most of the territory is hilly; in the south it is mountainous, and in the north it turns into plains. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Golden Mountains (west and centre), Hrubý Jeseník (south), Vidnava Lowland (northwest), Žulová Hilly Land (north), and Zlatohorská Highlands (east). The highest point of

288-665: 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 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

306-415: 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 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

324-471: Was opened in 1970 and leads from the Rejvíz Guesthouse to Velké mechové Lake in the western part of the nature reserve. It is 1.5 km long and there are six stops with information boards. The area of Velké mechové Lake is 1,692 m . It is 68.5 m long and 41 m wide. Its depth is 2.95 m. Another lake, Malé mechové Lake, lies in the north-eastern part of the nature reserve. However, it

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