Břeclav District

Břeclav District (Czech: okres Břeclav) is a district in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Břeclav.

Břeclav District Okres Břeclav
District
Location in the South Moravian Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°51′N 16°49′E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
Capital	Břeclav
Area
• Total	1,037.97 km2 (400.76 sq mi)
Population  (2024)
• Total	118,828
• Density	110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	63
* Towns	9
* Market towns	4

Administrative division

Břeclav District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Břeclav, Hustopeče and Mikulov.

List of municipalities

Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:

Bavory - Boleradice - Borkovany - Bořetice - Břeclav - Březí - Brod nad Dyjí - Brumovice - Bulhary - Diváky - Dobré Pole - Dolní Dunajovice - Dolní Věstonice - Drnholec - Hlohovec - Horní Bojanovice - Horní Věstonice - Hrušky - Hustopeče - Jevišovka - Kašnice - Klentnice - Klobouky u Brna - Kobylí - Kostice - Křepice - Krumvíř - Kurdějov - Ladná - Lanžhot - Lednice - Mikulov - Milovice - Moravská Nová Ves - Moravský Žižkov - Morkůvky - Němčičky - Nikolčice - Novosedly - Nový Přerov - Pavlov - Perná - Podivín - Popice - Pouzdřany - Přítluky - Rakvice - Šakvice - Sedlec - Šitbořice - Starovice - Starovičky - Strachotín - Tvrdonice - Týnec - Uherčice - Valtice - Velké Bílovice - Velké Hostěrádky - Velké Němčice - Velké Pavlovice - Vrbice - Zaječí

Geography

Březí and surrounding landscape

Břeclav District borders Austria in the south and Slovakia in the southeast. The territory of the district is predominantly lowland and belongs to the warmest areas in the country. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Lower Morava Valley (most of the territory), Mikulov Highlands (southwest), Dyje–Svratka Valley (west), Ždánice Forest (north) and Kyjov Hills (small part in the northeast). The highest point of the district is the mountain Děvín in Pavlov with an elevation of 550 m (1,800 ft). The lowest point of the district and entire South Moravian Region is the confluence of the Morava and Thaya rivers in Lanžhot at 150 m (490 ft).

From the total district area of 1,038.0 km² (400.8 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 682.0 km² (263.3 sq mi), forests occupy 177.9 km² (68.7 sq mi), and water area occupies 54.5 km² (21.0 sq mi). Forests cover 17.1% of the district's area.

The longest river in the area is the Morava, which forms the Czech-Slovak border. However, the most important river for the district is the Thaya, which flows across the territory from northwest to south and briefly forms the Czech-Austrian border before the confluence with the Morava. The Kyjovka flows to the Thaya through the southeastern part of the district. The Svratka crosses the district in the northwest, otherwise there are no major rivers in the northern part of the district.

Most of the Nové Mlýny reservoirs lie in the district and are the largest body of water of the district. On the Včelínek River is a system of several large ponds, including Nesyt, which belongs to the largest ponds in the country.

Pálava Protected Landscape Area is a protected area that lies entirely in the district.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 87,446 —     1880 98,274 +12.4% 1890 103,914 +5.7% 1900 108,802 +4.7% 1910 114,818 +5.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 118,127 +2.9% 1930 121,195 +2.6% 1950 99,560 −17.9% 1961 107,370 +7.8% 1970 107,300 −0.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 113,235 +5.5% 1991 113,261 +0.0% 2001 114,197 +0.8% 2011 112,828 −1.2% 2021 113,651 +0.7%
Source: Censuses

Most populated municipalities

Name	Population	Area (km2)
Břeclav	24,863	77
Mikulov	7,638	45
Hustopeče	6,398	25
Velké Bílovice	3,883	26
Lanžhot	3,627	55
Valtice	3,593	48
Velké Pavlovice	3,072	23
Podivín	2,929	18
Moravská Nová Ves	2,630	23
Klobouky u Brna	2,501	31

Economy

The largest employers with headquarters in Břeclav District and at least 500 employees are:

Economic entity	Location	Number of employees	Main activity
Břeclav Hospital	Břeclav	1,000–1,499	Health care
Gebauer a Griller Kabeltechnik	Mikulov	1,000–1,499	Manufacture of electric wires and cables
Otis	Břeclav	500–999	Manufacture of elevators and escalators
Norma Czech	Hustopeče	500–999	Manufacture of metal products
Jednota, spotřební družstvo v Mikulově	Mikulov	500–999	Retail sale

Transport

The D2 motorway from Brno to Czech-Slovak border, which is part of the European route E65, leads across the district.

Sights

Lednice Castle

The village of Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996 because of its unique mix of Baroque, Neoclassical, and neo-Gothic architecture, and its history as a cultural landscape designed intentionally by a single family.

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

• Lednice Castle
• Valtice Castle
• Dolní Věstonice archaeological site
• Pavlov archaeological site
• Vineyard house No. 145 in Pavlov
• Svatý Kopeček Hill in Mikulov with the pilgrimage chapel of St. Sebastian

The best-preserved settlements and landscapes, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are:

• Břeclav-Pohansko (monument reservation)
• Mikulov (monument reservation)
• Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape (monument reservation)
• Pavlov (monument reservation)
• Valtice (monument zone)

The most visited tourist destinations are Svatý Kopeček Hill and Lednice Castle.

Notable people

Main category: People from Břeclav District

External links

• Břeclav District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website