About the region Higlands

Basic information

area: 6,796 km2, 5th in the Czech Republic, 9% of the total area of the Czech Republic
population: 509,895 (2015)
population density: 75 residents per km2 (third lowest among the regions of the Czech Republic)
regional capital: Jihlava
number of municipalities: 704 municipalities: second highest number of municipalities in the Czech Republic (of which 33 are cities)

Other important information:
lowest crime rate
three out of the twelve UNESCO World Heritage monuments can be found in the highlands (Vysocina)
the people of highlands are among the healthiest in the Czech Republic
convenient location within the Czech Republic and Europe; the region is bisected by the D1 highway
clean air: one of the cleanest regions in the Czech Republic
pristine forests untouched by emission pollutants