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Prostějov District ( Czech : okres Prostějov ) is a district in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic . Its capital is the city of Prostějov .

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12-1625: Prostějov District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence : Prostějov and Konice. Cities and towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics : Alojzov - Bedihošť - Bílovice-Lutotín - Biskupice - Bohuslavice - Bousín - Březsko - Brodek u Konice - Brodek u Prostějova - Budětsko - Buková - Čechy pod Kosířem - Čehovice - Čelčice - Čelechovice na Hané - Dětkovice - Dobrochov - Dobromilice - Doloplazy - Drahany - Dřevnovice - Držovice - Dzbel - Hačky - Hluchov - Horní Štěpánov - Hradčany-Kobeřice - Hrdibořice - Hrubčice - Hruška - Hvozd - Ivaň - Jesenec - Kladky - Klenovice na Hané - Klopotovice - Konice - Kostelec na Hané - Koválovice-Osíčany - Kralice na Hané - Krumsín - Laškov - Lešany - Lipová - Ludmírov - Malé Hradisko - Mořice - Mostkovice - Myslejovice - Němčice nad Hanou - Nezamyslice - Niva - Obědkovice - Ochoz - Ohrozim - Olšany u Prostějova - Ondratice - Otaslavice - Otinoves - Pavlovice u Kojetína - Pěnčín - Pivín - Plumlov - Polomí - Přemyslovice - Prostějov - Prostějovičky - Protivanov - Ptení - Raková u Konice - Rakůvka - Rozstání - Seloutky - Skalka - Skřípov - Slatinky - Smržice - Srbce - Stařechovice - Stínava - Stražisko - Šubířov - Suchdol - Tištín - Tvorovice - Určice - Víceměřice - Vícov - Vincencov - Vitčice - Vranovice-Kelčice - Vrbátky - Vrchoslavice - Vřesovice - Výšovice - Zdětín - Želeč The landscape

24-586: Is a municipality in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 600 inhabitants. Vranovice-Kelčice lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south of Prostějov , 25 km (16 mi) south-west of Olomouc , and 208 km (129 mi) east of Prague . The municipality is made up of the villages of Vranovice and Kelčice. The first written mention of Kelčice

36-472: 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] Vranovice-Kel%C4%8Dice Vranovice-Kelčice

48-608: Is the Romže , which originates here and flows across the territory to the southeast. The Haná crosses the district in its southern part. The district is poor in bodies of water. The only notable body of water is the Plumlov Reservoir. There are no large-scale protected areas . The largest employers with headquarters in Prostějov District and at least 500 employees are: The D1 motorway from Brno to Ostrava passes through

60-678: Is the Museum and Gallery in Prostějov. 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

72-449: Is varied and rugged. The terrain is flat in the southeast and hilly in the northwest. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Drahany Highlands (west), Upper Morava Valley (east), Zábřeh Highlands (north), Vyškov Gate (south), and Litenčice Hills (south). The highest point of the district is the hill Skalky in Buková with an elevation of 735 m (2,411 ft),

84-663: 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

96-490: 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

108-456: The lowest point is a meadow in Ivaň at 196 m (643 ft). From the total district area of 777.1 km (300.0 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 531.9 km (205.4 sq mi), forests occupy 157.1 km (60.7 sq mi), and water area occupies 7.4 km (2.9 sq mi). Forests cover 20.2% of the district's area. There are no major rivers. The longest river

120-537: The southern part of the district. The D46 motorway (part of the European route E462 ) separates from the D1 and leads from Vyškov to Olomouc across the district. The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments , are: The best-preserved settlement and the only one protected as a monument zone is Prostějov . There are no major tourist destinations. The most visited tourist destination

132-665: 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

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144-415: 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

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