District in Pardubice, Czech Republic
Ústí nad Orlicí District (Czech : okres Ústí nad Orlicí ) is a district in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic . Its capital is the town of Ústí nad Orlicí , but the most populated town is Česká Třebová .
Administrative division
Ústí nad Orlicí District is divided into six administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence : Ústí nad Orlicí, Česká Třebová, Králíky, Lanškroun, Vysoké Mýto and Žamberk.
List of municipalities
Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics :
Albrechtice –
Anenská Studánka –
Běstovice –
Bošín –
Brandýs nad Orlicí –
Bučina –
Bystřec –
Čenkovice –
Červená Voda –
Česká Rybná –
Česká Třebová –
České Heřmanice –
České Libchavy –
České Petrovice –
Choceň –
Cotkytle –
Damníkov –
Dlouhá Třebová –
Dlouhoňovice –
Dobříkov –
Dolní Čermná –
Dolní Dobrouč –
Dolní Morava –
Džbánov –
Hejnice –
Helvíkovice –
Hnátnice –
Horní Čermná –
Horní Heřmanice –
Horní Třešňovec –
Hrádek –
Hrušová –
Jablonné nad Orlicí –
Jamné nad Orlicí –
Javorník –
Jehnědí –
Kameničná –
Klášterec nad Orlicí –
Koldín –
Kosořín –
Králíky –
Krasíkov –
Kunvald –
Lanškroun –
Leština –
Letohrad –
Libecina –
Libchavy –
Lichkov –
Líšnice –
Lubník –
Lukavice –
Luková –
Mistrovice –
Mladkov –
Mostek –
Nasavrky –
Nekoř –
Nové Hrady –
Orlické Podhůří –
Orličky –
Ostrov –
Oucmanice –
Pastviny –
Petrovice –
Písečná –
Plchovice –
Podlesí –
Přívrat –
Pustina –
Radhošť –
Řepníky –
Řetová –
Řetůvka –
Rudoltice –
Rybník –
Sázava –
Seč –
Šedivec –
Semanín –
Skořenice –
Slatina –
Sobkovice –
Sopotnice –
Sruby –
Stradouň –
Strážná –
Studené –
Sudislav nad Orlicí –
Sudslava –
Svatý Jiří –
Tatenice –
Těchonín –
Tisová –
Třebovice –
Trpík –
Týnišťko –
Újezd u Chocně –
Ústí nad Orlicí –
Velká Skrovnice –
Verměřovice –
Vinary –
Voděrady –
Vraclav –
Vračovice-Orlov –
Výprachtice –
Vysoké Mýto –
Záchlumí –
Zádolí –
Zálší –
Žamberk –
Žampach –
Zámrsk –
Zářecká Lhota –
Žichlínek
Geography
Pastviny Reservoir and surrounding landscape
Ústí nad Orlicí District borders Poland in the north. In lies mostly in the historical land of Bohemia , but the eastern edge lies in Moravia .
The landscape is very rugged and varied. While in the west there are plains, in the east there is mountainous terrain. The territory extends into eight geomorphological mesoregions: Svitavy Uplands (west), Orlice Table (northwest), Orlické Foothills (centre), Orlické Mountains (north), Zábřeh Highlands (southeast), Hanušovice Highlands (east), Králický Sněžník Mountains (northeast), and Kłodzko Valley (a narrow strip in the east). The highest point of the district and of the entire Pardubice Region is the Králický Sněžník mountain in Dolní Morava with an elevation of 1,423 m (4,669 ft). The lowest point is the river bed of the Loučná in Radhošť at 244 m (801 ft).
From the total district area of 1,267.5 km2 (489.4 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 744.1 km2 (287.3 sq mi), forests occupy 404.4 km2 (156.1 sq mi), and water area occupies 14.5 km2 (5.6 sq mi). Forests cover 31.9% of the district's area.[ 1]
The longest river in the district is the Tichá Orlice . The Morava River originates here, but soon leaves the territory. Other notable rivers in the district are the Divoká Orlice , Loučná , Moravská Sázava and Třebovka. Apart from the western part of the district, there are not many bodies of water. The largest body of water is Pastviny Reservoir with an area of about 110 ha (270 acres).[ 3]
There are no large-scale protected areas .
Demographics
Historical population Year 1869 150,395 — 1880 152,496 +1.4% 1890 154,673 +1.4% 1900 154,328 −0.2% 1910 160,828 +4.2%
Year 1921 152,120 −5.4% 1930 155,436 +2.2% 1950 124,103 −20.2% 1961 129,516 +4.4% 1970 129,898 +0.3%
Year 1980 136,210 +4.9% 1991 136,150 −0.0% 2001 138,247 +1.5% 2011 136,760 −1.1% 2021 133,348 −2.5%
Source: Censuses[ 4] [ 5]
Most populated municipalities
Name
Population[ 2]
Area (km2 )
Česká Třebová
15,119
41
Ústí nad Orlicí
14,098
36
Vysoké Mýto
12,412
42
Lanškroun
9,849
21
Choceň
8,662
22
Letohrad
6,445
24
Žamberk
5,917
17
Králíky
4,126
53
Jablonné nad Orlicí
3,106
4
Červená Voda
3,007
47
Economy
The largest employers with headquarters in Ústí nad Orlicí District and at least 500 employees are:[ 6]
Transport
There are no motorways passing through the district. The most important road is the I/35 road (part of the European route E442 ), which replaces the unfinished section of the D35 motorway from Olomouc to the Hradec Králové Region .
Sights
Hora Matky Boží Monastery
The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments , are:[ 7]
The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument zones , are:[ 8]
The four most visited tourist destinations of the Pardubice Region are located in Ústí nad Orlicí District, and the first three in Dolní Morava . These most visited tourist destinations are Sky Walk Observation Tower, Mammoth Alpine Coaster, children's amusement parks, and the Hora Matky Boží pilgrimage site in Králíky.[ 9]
Notable people
References
External links
International National Geographic