Teplice District

Teplice District (Czech: okres Teplice) is a district in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Teplice.

Teplice District
Okres Teplice
District
Location in the Ústí nad Labem Region within the Czech Republic
Location in the Ústí nad Labem Region within the Czech Republic
Location of Teplice District
Coordinates: 50°37′N 13°49′E
Country Czech Republic
RegionÚstí nad Labem
CapitalTeplice
Area
[1]
 • Total468.92 km2 (181.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
 • Total127,681
 • Density270/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities34
* Cities and towns9
* Market towns1

Administrative division

Teplice District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Teplice and Bílina.

List of municipalities

Cities and towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:

Bílina - Bořislav - Bystřany - Bžany - Dubí - Duchcov - Háj u Duchcova - Hostomice - Hrob - Hrobčice - Jeníkov - Kladruby - Košťany - Kostomlaty pod Milešovkou - Krupka - Lahošť - Ledvice - Lukov - Měrunice - Mikulov - Modlany - Moldava - Novosedlice - Ohníč - Osek - Proboštov - Rtyně nad Bílinou - Srbice - Světec - Teplice - Újezdeček - Zabrušany - Žalany - Žim

Geography
Landscape around Bílina

Teplice District borders Germany in the north. The terrain is very varied – hilly in the south, rather flat in the centre, and mountainous in the north. The territory extends into three geomorphological mesoregions: Central Bohemian Uplands (most of the territory), Most Basin (a strip across the territory from west to east) and Ore Mountains (north). The highest point of the district is the mountain Pramenáč in Košťany with an elevation of 910 m (2,990 ft), the lowest point is the river bed of the Bílina in Rtyně nad Bílinou at 160 m (520 ft).

From the total district area of 468.9 km2 (181.0 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 162.0 km2 (62.5 sq mi), forests occupy 184.4 km2 (71.2 sq mi), and water area occupies 8.5 km2 (3.3 sq mi). Forests cover 39.3% of the district's area.[1]

The most important river is the Bílina, which flows across the territory from west to east. There are several reservoirs and artificial lakes created by flooding mines. The largest of them is Barbora with an area of 65 ha (160 acres).[3]

České Středohoří is a protected landscape area that extends into the district.

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±%
186963,774—    
188094,034+47.4%
1890120,998+28.7%
1900166,545+37.6%
1910187,358+12.5%
YearPop.±%
1921186,585−0.4%
1930200,603+7.5%
1950129,583−35.4%
1961139,679+7.8%
1970135,644−2.9%
YearPop.±%
1980135,838+0.1%
1991127,872−5.9%
2001126,098−1.4%
2011125,498−0.5%
2021122,730−2.2%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Most populated municipalities
Name Population[2] Area (km2)
Teplice50,84324
Bílina14,63333
Krupka12,71047
Duchcov8,68415
Dubí7,96834
Osek4,60342
Košťany3,25524
Proboštov2,7214
Novosedlice2,1481
Hrob2,01011

Economy

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

Economic entity Location Number of employees Main activity
AGC Automotive CzechBílina1,500–1,999Shaping and processing of flat glass
AGC Flat Glass CzechTeplice1,000–1,499Manufacture of flat glass
Severočeská servisníTeplice1,000–1,499Construction and maintenance of pipelines
PRODECOBílina500–999Manufacture of machinery for mining and quarrying
RevitransBílina500–999Rental and maintenance of construction and mining machinery
Správa a údržba silnic Ústeckého krajeDubí500–999Road management and maintenance
Auto-Kabel KrupkaKrupka500–999Manufacture of electricity distribution for automotive industry
Personna International CZKrupka500–999Manufacture of razors
Tivall CZKrupka500–999Food industry
Severočeské vodovody a kanalizaceTeplice500–999Water collection, treatment and supply

Transport

There are no motorways in the district territory. The most important road that passess through the district is the I/13 from Karlovy Vary to Liberec.

Sights
Duchcov Castle

The mining cultural landscape of Krupka was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2019 as part of the transnational Ore Mountain Mining Region.[7]

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:[8]

  • Memorial to the victims of the Nelson Mine disaster in Osek
  • Cistercian monastery in Osek
  • Duchcov Castle
  • Basilica of Our Lady of Sorrows in Krupka-Bohosudov

The best-preserved settlements, localities and landscapes, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are:[9]

The most visited tourist destination is the Regional Museum in Teplice.[10]

Notable people

References
  1. "Land use (as at 31 December)". Public database. Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  2. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  3. "Jezero Barbora v Oldřichově u Teplic" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Teplice" (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 2023-01-23.
  7. "Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region". UNESCO. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  8. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Národní kulturní památky, okres Teplice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  9. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Památkové rezervace, Památkové zóny, okres Teplice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  10. "Návštěvnost muzeí, galerií a památníků 2021" (in Czech). Národní informační a poradenské středisko pro kulturu. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
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