Jeseník District
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Jeseník District Okres Jeseník |
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Jeseník city
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 District location in the Olomouc Region within the Czech Republic |
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 Czech Republic
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| Region | Olomouc Region |
| Capital | Jeseník |
| Area | |
| • Total | 277.59 sq mi (718.96 km2) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 41,891 |
| • Density | 150/sq mi (58/km2) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Jeseník District (Czech: Okres Jeseník) is a district (okres) in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. Its seat is the town Jeseník.
The area called Jeseníky region is in the most northern bulge of Silesia and Moravia. It is closed by frontier with Poland that passes westward through Rychleby Hills and crosses the Nysa Lowlands to Zlaté Hory. The massif of Hrubý Jeseník in the south represents both the geomorphologic and climatic contrast to the lowlands of Javorník and Vidnava opened to Poland.
The town of Jeseník, an important crossing connection, connecting Silesia, separated by the mountain ridge from Moravia is the cultural and economic centre of the region. This town is situated at rivers Bělá and Stařič confluence forming a wide and branching valley where the diversity in the composition of nationalities is very diversified.
In 1969 the Protected Landscape Area (CHKO) Jeseník was founded, comprising the mountain ridge of Hrubý Jeseník and a part of the Zlatohorská vrchovina (Highlands). Specifically valuable areas are protected in national reserves: Šerák-Keprník with conserved virgin forest and distinguished flora and Rejvíz with the highmoor bog and rich fauna and flora. Similar importance has the National Reserve Rašenliniště Skřitek ("the peat bog") and the largest and most valuable nature reservation Praděd (Mt.) with famous Velký and Malý Kotel (big and Little Kettle) called the "Botanic Garden of the Middle Europe". The National Nature Monument Špičák is known with its karst formation and ingenuous growths of yew.
The nature conditions, mineral resources and separation from centres inside the country determine the way of life of its inhabitants. The whole region is of agricultural and industrial character. Beside the quarrying and treatment of granite, limestone and marble, also the woodwork, textile and other branches of industries have arisen here. The mining of base metals and gold, having been kept at Zlaté Hory is declining now. Agriculture is prosperous particularly in undulated and fertile plain between Vidnava, Bernartice and Javorník called "Silesian Hanakia" due to its fairly sunny climate.
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