Domažlice District

Domažlice District (Czech: okres Domažlice) is a district in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Domažlice.

Domažlice District
Okres Domažlice
District
Location in the Plzeň Region within the Czech Republic
Location in the Plzeň Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°30′N 12°54′E
Country Czech Republic
RegionPlzeň
CapitalDomažlice
Area
[1]
 • Total1,051.84 km2 (406.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
 • Total55,796
 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities76
* Towns7
* Market towns3

Administrative division

Domažlice District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Domažlice and Horšovský Týn.

List of municipalities

Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:

Babylon - Bělá nad Radbuzou - Blížejov - Brnířov - Čermná - Česká Kubice - Chocomyšl - Chodov - Chodská Lhota - Chrastavice - Díly - Domažlice - Drahotín - Draženov - Hlohová - Hlohovčice - Hora Svatého Václava - Horšovský Týn - Hostouň - Hradiště - Hvožďany - Kanice - Kaničky - Kdyně - Klenčí pod Čerchovem - Koloveč - Kout na Šumavě - Křenovy - Libkov - Loučim - Luženičky - Meclov - Mezholezy (former Domažlice District) - Mezholezy (former Horšovský Týn District) - Milavče - Mířkov - Mnichov - Močerady - Mrákov - Mutěnín - Nemanice - Němčice - Nevolice - Nová Ves - Nový Kramolín - Osvračín - Otov - Pařezov - Pasečnice - Pec - Pelechy - Poběžovice - Pocinovice - Poděvousy - Postřekov - Puclice - Rybník - Semněvice - Spáňov - Srbice - Srby - Staňkov - Stráž - Tlumačov - Trhanov - Úboč - Újezd - Únějovice - Úsilov - Velký Malahov - Vidice - Vlkanov - Všepadly - Všeruby - Zahořany - Ždánov

Geography
Kdyně and surrounding landscape

Domažlice District borders Germany in the west. The terrain is hilly and along the state border, the landscape is mountainous. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Upper Palatine Forest (west), Upper Palatine Forest Foothills (north and centre), Plasy Uplands (northeast), Cham-Furth Depression (south) and Švihov Highlands (east). The highest point of the district is the mountain Čerchov in Pec with an elevation of 1,042 m (3,419 ft). The lowest point is the river bed of the Radbuza in Staňkov at 351 m (1,152 ft).

From the total district area of 1,051.8 km2 (406.1 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 564.2 km2 (217.8 sq mi), forests occupy 396.7 km2 (153.2 sq mi), and water area occupies 12.9 km2 (5.0 sq mi). Forests cover 37.7% of the district's area.[1]

The only important river is the Radbuza, which springs in the western part of the district and flows across the district to east. The Chamb also springs here. There are no large bodies of water in the territory. The largest is the Mezholezský Pond with an area of 38 ha (94 acres).[3]

There is one protected landscape area: the southern half of Český les.

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±%
186985,254—    
188088,469+3.8%
189087,017−1.6%
190088,532+1.7%
191093,055+5.1%
YearPop.±%
192191,214−2.0%
193089,557−1.8%
195055,199−38.4%
196153,562−3.0%
197052,645−1.7%
YearPop.±%
198053,913+2.4%
199152,565−2.5%
200152,735+0.3%
201153,759+1.9%
202153,769+0.0%
Source: Censuses[4][5][lower-alpha 1]

Most populated municipalities
Name Population[2] Area (km2)
Domažlice11,01025
Kdyně5,23529
Horšovský Týn5,13271
Staňkov3,38821
Bělá nad Radbuzou1,71883
Blížejov1,62025
Poběžovice1,52628
Klenčí pod Čerchovem1,45218
Hostouň1,23439
Meclov1,20832

Economy

The largest employers with headquarters in Domažlice District and at least 500 employees are:[6]

Economic entity Location Number of employees Main activity
Trans World Hotels & EntertainmentČeská Kubice500–999Gambling and betting activities
Domažlice HospitalDomažlice500–999Health care
Gerresheimer Horšovský TýnHoršovský Týn500–999Manufacture of plastic products

Transport

There are no motorways passing through the district. The most important road is the I/26 from Plzeň to the Czech-German border via Horšovský Týn.

Sights
Horšovský Týn Castle

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:[7]

The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are:[8]

The most visited tourist destination is the Horšovský Týn Castle.[9]

Notable people

Notes
  1. Excluding Bukovec, Čečovice, Černovice, Holýšov, Horní Kamenice, Kvíčovice, Neuměř, Štichov and Všekary, which were part of Domažlice District until 2020.

References
  1. "Land use (as at 31 December)". Public database. Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  2. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  3. "Registr ekonomických subjektů" (in Czech). Obec Mezholezy. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Domažlice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
  5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. "Registr ekonomických subjektů". Business Register (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  7. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Národní kulturní památky, okres Domažlice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  8. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Památkové rezervace, Památkové zóny, okres Domažlice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  9. "Návštěvnost památek 2021" (in Czech). Národní informační a poradenské středisko pro kulturu. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
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