Strakonice District () 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 characterised by an undulating landscape with rolling 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 and the lowest point is the river bed of the Otava in Čejetice at .
From the total district area of , agricultural land occupies , forests occupy , and water area occupies . Forests cover 22.8% of the district's area.
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 which is Labuť with an area of .
There are no large-scale protected areas.
Demographics
Most populous municipalities Name Population Area (km2) Strakonice 22,275 35 Vodňany 7,464 36 Blatná 6,679 44 Volyně 3,033 21 Bavorov 1,672 35 Radomyšl 1,359 25 Katovice 1,336 10 Sedlice 1,258 31 Bělčice 1,031 34 Čejetice 946 21
Economy The largest employers with headquarters in Strakonice District and at least 500 employees are:
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: Strakonice Castle Watermill in Hoslovice
The best-preserved settlements and landscapes, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are:
Nahořany (monument reservation) Bavorov Blatná Sedlice Vodňany Volyně Jiřetice Kloub Koječín Křtětice Kváskovice Zechovice Libějovicko-Lomecko landscape
The most visited tourist destination is the Blatná Castle.
Notable people
References
External links
Strakonice District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website