Strakonice District
Script error: No such module "Settlement short description".Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters".Expression error: Unexpected < operator. Strakonice District (Template:Langx) is a district in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Strakonice.
Administrative division
Strakonice District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Strakonice, Blatná and Vodňany.
List of municipalities
Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:
Bavorov - Bělčice - Bezdědovice - Bílsko - Blatná - Bratronice - Březí - Budyně - Buzice - Čečelovice - Cehnice - Čejetice - Čepřovice - Čestice - Chelčice - Chlum - Chobot - Chrášťovice - Číčenice - Doubravice - Drachkov - Drahonice - Drážov - Dřešín - Droužetice - Hajany - Hájek - Hlupín - Horní Poříčí - Hornosín - Hoslovice - Hoštice - Jinín - Kadov - Kalenice - Katovice - Kladruby - Kocelovice - Krajníčko - Kraselov - Krašlovice - Krejnice - Krty-Hradec - Kuřimany - Kváskovice - Lažánky - Lažany - Libějovice - Libětice - Litochovice - Lnáře - Lom - Mačkov - Malenice - Mečichov - Měkynec - Milejovice - Miloňovice - Mnichov - Mutěnice - Myštice - Nebřehovice - Němčice - Němětice - Nihošovice - Nišovice - Nová Ves - Novosedly - Osek - Paračov - Pivkovice - Pohorovice - Pracejovice - Přechovice - Předmíř - Přední Zborovice - Předslavice - Přešťovice - Radějovice - Radomyšl - Radošovice - Řepice - Rovná - Sedlice - Skály - Skočice - Škvořetice - Slaník - Sousedovice - Štěchovice - Štěkeň - Stožice - Strakonice - Strašice - Střelské Hoštice - Strunkovice nad Volyňkou - Tchořovice - Třebohostice - Třešovice - Truskovice - Úlehle - Únice - Uzenice - Uzeničky - Vacovice - Velká Turná - Vodňany - Volenice - Volyně - Záboří - Zahorčice - Zvotoky
Geography
Most of the territory is characterized by an undulating landscape with many low hills, only the vicinity of the Otava River is flat. The territory extends into four geomorphological mesoregions: Blatná Uplands (north), Bohemian Forest Foothills (south), Benešov Uplands (northeast) and České Budějovice Basin (runs into the centre of the territory from the southeast). The highest point of the district is the hill Zahájený in Drážov with an elevation of Script error: No such module "convert"., the lowest point is the river bed of the Otava in Čejetice 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 22.8% of the district's area.[1]
The most important river is the Otava, which flows across the territory from west to east. The Lomnice River drains the northern part of the district and joins the Otava outside the district. The Blanice joins the Otava in the south of the district. The district is rich in fishponds. The largest of them is Labuť with an area of Script error: No such module "convert"..
There are no large-scale protected areas.
Demographics
<templatestyles src="Module:Historical populations/styles.css"/>Script error: No such module "Historical populations".
Most populated municipalities
| Name | Population[2] | Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|
| Strakonice | 22,355 | 35 |
| Vodňany | 7,383 | 36 |
| Blatná | 6,669 | 44 |
| Volyně | 3,036 | 21 |
| Bavorov | 1,683 | 35 |
| Radomyšl | 1,366 | 25 |
| Katovice | 1,331 | 10 |
| Sedlice | 1,276 | 31 |
| Bělčice | 1,024 | 34 |
| Čejetice | 937 | 21 |
Economy
The largest employers with headquarters in Strakonice District and at least 500 employees are:[3]
| Economic entity | Location | Number of employees | Main activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vodňanská drůbež | Vodňany | 1,000–1,499 | Food industry |
| Dura Automotive CZ | Blatná | 500–999 | Automotive industry |
| Strakonice Hospital | Strakonice | 500–999 | Health care |
Transport
There are no motorways in the district. The most important road is the I/20 road from Plzeň to České Budějovice, which is part of the European route E49.
Sights
The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:[4]
- Strakonice Castle
- Watermill in Hoslovice
The best-preserved settlements and landscapes, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are:[5]
<templatestyles src="Div col/styles.css"/>
The most visited tourist destination is the Blatná Castle.[6]
Notable people
Script error: No such module "Hatnote".
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
- ↑ Cite error: Script error: No such module "Namespace detect".Script error: No such module "Namespace detect".
- ↑ Cite error: Script error: No such module "Namespace detect".Script error: No such module "Namespace detect".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
External links
- Strakonice District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website
Script error: No such module "Navbox". Script error: No such module "Navbox".