Kolín District

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Administrative division

Kolín District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Kolín and Český Brod.

List of municipalities

Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:

Barchovice - Bečváry - Bělušice - Břežany I - Břežany II - Býchory - Cerhenice - Černíky - Červené Pečky - Český Brod - Chotutice - Choťovice - Chrášťany - Církvice - Dobřichov - Dolní Chvatliny - Dománovice - Doubravčice - Drahobudice - Grunta - Horní Kruty - Hradešín - Jestřabí Lhota - Kbel - Klášterní Skalice - Klučov - Kolín - Konárovice - Kořenice - Kouřim - Krakovany - Křečhoř - Krupá - Krychnov - Kšely - Libenice - Libodřice - Lipec - Lošany - Malotice - Masojedy - Mrzky - Nebovidy - Němčice - Nová Ves I - Ohaře - Ovčáry - Pašinka - Pečky - Plaňany - Pňov-Předhradí - Polepy - Polní Chrčice - Polní Voděrady - Poříčany - Přehvozdí - Přistoupim - Přišimasy - Radim - Radovesnice I - Radovesnice II - Ratboř - Ratenice - Rostoklaty - Skvrňov - Starý Kolín - Svojšice - Tatce - Tismice - Toušice - Třebovle - Tři Dvory - Tuchoraz - Tuklaty - Týnec nad Labem - Uhlířská Lhota - Veletov - Velim - Velký Osek - Veltruby - Vitice - Volárna - Vrátkov - Vrbčany - Žabonosy - Zalešany - Zásmuky - Ždánice - Žehuň - Žiželice

Geography

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The Výrovka River in Kouřim

The district is located in a agricultural and deforested landscape, which is mostly flat and belongs to the Polabí region. The territory extends into three geomorphological mesoregions: Central Elbe Table (most of the territory), Upper Sázava Hills (southeastern part) and East Elbe Table (small northeastern part). The highest point of the district is the hill Kamenný vrch in Barchovice with an elevation of Script error: No such module "convert"., the lowest point is the river basin of the Elbe in Pňov-Předhradí at Script error: No such module "convert"..

From the total district area of Template:Cvt, agricultural land occupies Template:Cvt, forests occupy Template:Cvt, and water area occupies Template:Cvt. Forests cover 12.7% of the district's area.[1]

The most important river is the Elbe, however, the longest river within the territory is the Výrovka. Short section of the Klejnárka River before its confluence with the Elbe is also located in the district.

There are no large-scale protected areas.

Demographics

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Most populated municipalities

Name Population[2] Area (km2)
Kolín 33,444 35
Český Brod 7,487 20
Pečky 4,874 11
Velký Osek 2,619 11
Velim 2,222 16
Týnec nad Labem 2,211 16
Zásmuky 2,156 24
Červené Pečky 2,016 16
Kouřim 1,984 14
Plaňany 1,947 14

Economy

The largest employers with headquarters in Kolín District and at least 500 employees are:[3]

Economic entity Location Number of employees Main activity
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Czech Republic Kolín 3,000–3,999 Automobile manufacture
Regional Hospital Kolín Kolín 2,000–2,499 Health care

Transport

The D11 motorway from Prague to Hradec Králové passes through the northern part of the district.

Sights

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Church of Saint Bartholomew in Kolín

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:[4]

  • Church of Saint Bartholomew in Kolín
  • Town fortifications in Kouřim

The best-preserved settlements and archaeological sites, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are:[5]

The most visited tourist destination is the Regional Museum in Kolín.[6]

Notable people

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Notes

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References

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External links

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