Rokycany District

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

Rokycany District
Okres Rokycany
District
Location in the Plzeň Region within the Czech Republic
Location in the Plzeň Region within the Czech Republic
Location of Rokycany District
Coordinates: 49°48′N 13°41′E
Country Czech Republic
RegionPlzeň
CapitalRokycany
Area
[1]
 • Total656.63 km2 (253.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
 • Total50,258
 • Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities68
* Towns6
* Market towns2

Administrative division

Rokycany District is formed by only one administrative district of municipality with extended competence: Rokycany.

List of municipalities

Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:

Bezděkov - Břasy - Březina - Bujesily - Bušovice - Cekov - Cheznovice - Chlum - Chomle - Čilá - Dobřív - Drahoňův Újezd - Ejpovice - Hlohovice - Holoubkov - Hrádek - Hradiště - Hůrky - Kakejcov - Kamenec - Kamenný Újezd - Kařez - Kařízek - Klabava - Kladruby - Kornatice - Lhota pod Radčem - Lhotka u Radnic - Liblín - Líšná - Litohlavy - Medový Újezd - Mešno - Mirošov - Mlečice - Mýto - Němčovice - Nevid - Osek - Ostrovec-Lhotka - Plískov - Podmokly - Příkosice - Přívětice - Radnice - Raková - Rokycany - Sebečice - Sirá - Skomelno - Skořice - Smědčice - Štítov - Strašice - Svojkovice - Těně - Terešov - Těškov - Trokavec - Týček - Újezd u Svatého Kříže - Vejvanov - Veselá - Vísky - Volduchy - Všenice - Zbiroh - Zvíkovec

Geography
Mlečice and surrounding landscape

The terrain is hilly, most of the territory has the character of highlands. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Křivoklát Highlands (centre and northeast), Plasy Uplands (northwest), Švihov Highlands (southwest), Brdy Highlands (southeast) and Hořovice Uplands (small part in the east). The highest point of the district is the western peak of the mountain Koruna in Těně with an elevation of 832 m (2,730 ft), the lowest point is the river bed of the Berounka in Čilá at 255 m (837 ft).

From the total district area of 656.6 km2 (253.5 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 266.1 km2 (102.7 sq mi), forests occupy 320.1 km2 (123.6 sq mi), and water area occupies 10.3 km2 (4.0 sq mi). Forests cover 48.9% of the district's area.[1]

The Berounka forms large part of the district border in west and north. Inside the territory there are no significant rivers. The longest river is Klabava, a tributary of the Berounka. The largest body of water is Hořejší padrťský Pond with an area of 80 ha (200 acres).[3]

There are two protected landscape areas: Brdy and Křivoklátsko.

Demographics

As of 2022, Rokycany District is the second least populated district in the country.[2]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
186955,274—    
188058,284+5.4%
189057,091−2.0%
190055,382−3.0%
191054,406−1.8%
YearPop.±%
192153,468−1.7%
193053,474+0.0%
195046,958−12.2%
196150,550+7.6%
197048,831−3.4%
YearPop.±%
198048,132−1.4%
199146,118−4.2%
200145,820−0.6%
201147,477+3.6%
202148,809+2.8%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Most populated municipalities
Name Population[2] Area (km2)
Rokycany14,30931
Strašice2,81935
Hrádek2,7906
Zbiroh2,52632
Břasy2,30621
Mirošov2,23814
Radnice1,81411
Mýto1,55818
Holoubkov1,4694
Osek1,43018

Economy

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

Economic entity Location Number of employees Main activity
Geis CZEjpovice500–999Transportation support activities
HutchinsonRokycany500–999Manufacture of rubber products
Duvenbeck LogistikVolduchy500–999Freight transport by road

Transport

The D5 motorway (part of the European route E50) from Prague to Plzeň and the Czech-German border passes through the district.

Sights
Hammer Mill at Dobřív

The most important monument in the district and the only one protected as a national cultural monument is the Hammer Mill at Dobřív.[7]

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

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

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. "Padrťské rybníky". Poznej Brdy (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Rokycany" (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 Rokycany". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  8. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Památkové rezervace, Památkové zóny, okres Rokycany". 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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