Klatovy District

Klatovy District (Czech: Okres Klatovy) is a district in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Klatovy. With its area of 1,946 km2 (751 sq mi) it is the largest district in the Czech Republic.

Klatovy District
Okres Klatovy
District
Location in the Plzeň Region within the Czech Republic
Location in the Plzeň Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°16′N 13°25′E
Country Czech Republic
RegionPlzeň
CapitalKlatovy
Area
[1]
 • Total1,945.65 km2 (751.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
 • Total86,853
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities94
* Towns15
* Market towns4

Administrative division

Klatovy District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Klatovy, Horažďovice and Sušice.

List of municipalities

Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:

Běhařov - Běšiny - Bezděkov - Biřkov - Bolešiny - Břežany - Budětice - Bukovník - Čachrov - Černíkov - Červené Poříčí - Chanovice - Chlistov - Chudenice - Chudenín - Číhaň - Čímice - Dešenice - Dlažov - Dlouhá Ves - Dobršín - Dolany - Domoraz - Dražovice - Frymburk - Hamry - Hartmanice - Hejná - Hlavňovice - Hnačov - Horažďovice - Horská Kvilda - Hrádek - Hradešice - Janovice nad Úhlavou - Javor - Ježovy - Kašperské Hory - Kejnice - Klatovy - Klenová - Kolinec - Kovčín - Křenice - Kvášňovice - Lomec - Malý Bor - Maňovice - Měčín - Mezihoří - Mlýnské Struhadlo - Modrava - Mochtín - Mokrosuky - Myslív - Myslovice - Nalžovské Hory - Nehodiv - Nezamyslice - Nezdice na Šumavě - Nýrsko - Obytce - Olšany - Ostřetice - Pačejov - Petrovice u Sušice - Plánice - Podmokly - Poleň - Prášily - Předslav - Rabí - Rejštejn - Slatina - Soběšice - Srní - Strašín - Strážov - Sušice - Svéradice - Švihov - Tužice - Týnec - Újezd u Plánice - Velhartice - Velké Hydčice - Velký Bor - Vrhaveč - Vřeskovice - Zavlekov - Zborovy - Železná Ruda - Žichovice - Žihobce

Geography
Sušice and surrounding landscape

Klatovy District borders Germany in the southwest. The landscape is very rugged. Most of the territory has a foothill character, but along the state border, the landscape is mountainous, and in the northeast, the terrain is only slightly undulating. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Bohemian Forest Foothills (centre and east), Bohemian Forest (south and southwest), Blatná Uplands (northeast), Švihov Highlands (northwest) and Cham-Furth Depression (small part in the west). The highest point of the district and of the entire Plzeň Region is the mountain Velká Mokrůvka in Modrava with an elevation of 1,370 m (4,490 ft). The lowest point is the river bed of the Úhlava in Červené Poříčí at 362 m (1,188 ft).

Klatovy District is the largest district of the Czech Republic. From the total district area of 1,945.7 km2 (751.2 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 895.5 km2 (345.8 sq mi), forests occupy 844.7 km2 (326.1 sq mi), and water area occupies 34.2 km2 (13.2 sq mi). Forests cover 43.4% of the district's area.[1]

The area is rich in rivers. Both sources of the Otava River, Křemelná and Vydra, originate here. The Otava then continues to flow across the eastern part of the district. Similarly important is the Úhlava, which also springs here and flows through the western part of the district. The other important rives that springs here are Regen and Úslava.

The largest bodies of water are the Nýrsko Reservoir with an area of 148 ha (370 acres)[3] and Kovčínský Pond with an area of 106 ha (260 acres).[4] Two of the few natural lakes in the country, Černé and Čertovo, lie within the district.

In the south is located a large part of the Šumava National Park. The territory in the southwest falls under the protection of the Šumava Protected Landscape Area.

Most populated municipalities
Name Population[2] Area (km2)
Klatovy22,49681
Sušice10,82046
Horažďovice5,09443
Nýrsko5,03332
Janovice nad Úhlavou2,41428
Železná Ruda1,68180
Švihov1,67735
Plánice1,61256
Kolinec1,47449
Kašperské Hory1,44144

Economy

The largest employers with headquarters in Klatovy District and at least 500 employees are:[5]

Economic entity Location Number of employees Main activity
Klatovy HospitalKlatovy1,000–1,499Health care
Rodenstock ČRKlatovy1,000–1,499Manufacture of spectacle lenses
Pfeifer HolzChanovice500–999Manufacture of wooden products

Transport

There are no motorways passing through the district. The most important road is the I/27 (part of European route E53) from Plzeň to the Czech-German border via Klatovy.

Sights
Rabí Castle

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:[6]

The best-preserved settlements and landscapes, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are:[7]

Five of the ten most visited tourist destinations of the Plzeň Region are located in Klatovy District. The most visited tourist destinations are the Rabí Castle, Velhartice Castle, Klenová Castle, Kašperk Castle and Švihov Castle.[8]

Notable people

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. "VD Nýrsko" (PDF) (in Czech). Povodí Vltavy. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  4. "Klatovští rybáři loví svůj největší rybník Kovčín na Klatovsku". Naše voda (in Czech). 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  5. "Registr ekonomických subjektů". Business Register (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  6. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Národní kulturní památky, okres Klatovy". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  7. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Památkové rezervace, Památkové zóny, okres Klatovy". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  8. "Turisté mají v České republice nejraději zoologické zahrady, technické památky, koupání a Pražský hrad" (in Czech). CzechTourism. 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
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