Frýdek-Místek District (Czech: okres Frýdek-Místek) is a district in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Frýdek-Místek.

Frýdek-Místek District is divided into four administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Frýdek-Místek, Frýdlant nad Ostravicí, Jablunkov and Třinec.

Cities and towns are marked in bold:

Baška – Bílá – Bocanovice – Brušperk – Bruzovice – Bukovec – Bystřice – Čeladná – Dobrá – Dobratice – Dolní Domaslavice – Dolní Lomná – Dolní Tošanovice – Fryčovice – Frýdek-Místek – Frýdlant nad Ostravicí – Hnojník – Horní Domaslavice – Horní Lomná – Horní Tošanovice – Hrádek – Hrčava – Hukvaldy – Jablunkov – Janovice – Kaňovice – Komorní Lhotka – Košařiska – Kozlovice – Krásná – Krmelín – Kunčice pod Ondřejníkem – Lhotka – Lučina – Malenovice – Metylovice – Milíkov – Morávka – Mosty u Jablunkova – Návsí – Nižní Lhoty – Nošovice – Nýdek – Ostravice – Palkovice – Paskov – Pazderna – Písečná – Písek – Pražmo – Pržno – Pstruží – Raškovice – Řeka – Řepiště – Ropice – Sedliště – Smilovice – Soběšovice – Staré Hamry – Staré Město – Staříč – Střítež – Sviadnov – Třanovice – Třinec – Vělopolí – Vendryně – Vojkovice – Vyšní Lhoty – Žabeň – Žermanice

Frýdek-Místek District is the easternmost district of the Czech Republic, bordering Slovakia in the south and Poland in the east and northeast. Part of the historic Trans-Olza region lies within the district. The terrain is very fragmented. The majority of the territory is hilly or mountainous; only in the north it turns into a depression. The territory extends into seven geomorphological mesoregions: Moravian-Silesian Beskids (south and centre), Moravian-Silesian Foothills (northwest and northeast), Ostrava Basin (north), Silesian Beskids (east), Jablunkov Furrow (east), Jablunkov Intermontane (southeast), and Moravian Gate (small part in the north). The highest point of the district is the mountain of Lysá hora in Krásná, with an elevation of 1,324 m (4,344 ft). The lowest point of the district is the river bed of the Ostravice in Paskov and Řepiště at 245 m (804 ft).

Out of the total district area of 1,208.5 km (466.6 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 451.9 km (174.5 sq mi), forests occupy 617.5 km (238.4 sq mi), and water area occupies 23.7 km (9.2 sq mi). Forests cover 51.1% of the district's area.

The territory is rich in rivers. The longest rivers are the Olza in the east and the Ostravice in the west. Other notable rivers are the Morávka and the Ondřejnice. The Stonávka and Lučina originate here, but soon leave the district. The largest bodies of water are the Šance and Žermanice reservoirs.

The southern part of the territory is protected as the Beskydy Protected Landscape Area.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 101,119 —     1880 108,550 +7.3% 1890 113,612 +4.7% 1900 122,051 +7.4% 1910 130,354 +6.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 130,129 −0.2% 1930 148,347 +14.0% 1950 147,257 −0.7% 1961 165,871 +12.6% 1970 183,857 +10.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 202,328 +10.0% 1991 210,106 +3.8% 2001 209,452 −0.3% 2011 207,756 −0.8% 2021 209,322 +0.8%
Source: Censuses

Name	Population	Area (km)
Frýdek-Místek	53,938	52
Třinec	34,266	85
Frýdlant nad Ostravicí	9,923	22
Bystřice	5,266	16
Jablunkov	5,257	10
Vendryně	4,486	21
Brušperk	4,157	10
Baška	4,029	13
Paskov	3,913	12
Návsí	3,852	20

The largest employers with headquarters in Frýdek-Místek District and at least 1,000 employees are:

Economic entity	Location	Number of employees	Main activity
Třinec Iron and Steel Works	Třinec	5,000–9,999	Manufacture of iron and steel
Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech	Nižní Lhoty	2,500–2,999	Manufacture of automobiles
Frýdek-Místek Hospital	Frýdek-Místek	1,500–1,999	Health care
Mobis Automotive Czech	Nošovice	1,000–1,499	Automotive industry
Strojírny a stavby Třinec	Třinec	1,000–1,499	Manufacture of machinery
Třinec Hospital	Třinec	1,000–1,499	Health care

The D48 motorway (part of the European route E462) from Nový Jičín to the Czech-Polish border passes through the district. The D56 motorway separates from it in Frýdek-Místek and continues to Ostrava. Another notable road is the R/11 expressway (partly as the I/11 road) from Český Těšín to the Czech-Slovak border, which is part of the European route E75.

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

• Pilgrimage site with the Basilica of the Visitation of Our Lady in Frýdek-Místek
• Noční přechod, monument to the partisan movement in Morávka

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

• Brušperk
• Frýdek
• Místek
• Komorní Lhotka

The most visited tourist destinations are the Velká Čantoryje observation tower and Hukvaldy Castle.

• Český Těšín District

• Frýdek-Místek District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website