Strakonice District

Strakonice District Okres Strakonice
District
Location in the South Bohemian Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°16′N 13°54′E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
Capital	Strakonice
Area [1]
• Total	1,032.00 km^2 (398.46 sq mi)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	71,764
• Density	70/km^2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	112
* Towns	7
* Market towns	4

Strakonice District (Czech: okres Strakonice) 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

Hoslovice and surrounding landscape

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 845 m (2,772 ft), the lowest point is the river bed of the Otava in Čejetice at 372 m (1,220 ft).

From the total district area of 1,032.0 km² (398.5 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 661.7 km² (255.5 sq mi), forests occupy 235.8 km² (91.0 sq mi), and water area occupies 40.3 km² (15.6 sq mi). 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 101 ha (250 acres).

There are no large-scale protected areas.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 85,915 —     1880 89,727 +4.4% 1890 85,755 −4.4% 1900 85,083 −0.8% 1910 84,705 −0.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 84,018 −0.8% 1930 81,597 −2.9% 1950 68,822 −15.7% 1961 71,192 +3.4% 1970 69,419 −2.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 71,998 +3.7% 1991 71,978 −0.0% 2001 69,863 −2.9% 2011 69,786 −0.1% 2021 68,973 −1.2%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Most populated municipalities

Name	Population[2]	Area (km^2)
Strakonice	22,522	35
Vodňany	7,483	36
Blatná	6,666	44
Volyně	2,988	21
Bavorov	1,640	35
Radomyšl	1,365	25
Katovice	1,344	10
Sedlice	1,310	31
Bělčice	996	34
Čestice	922	23

Economy

The largest employers with headquarters in Strakonice District and at least 500 employees are:^[5]

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

Strakonice Castle

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:^[6]

• Strakonice Castle
• Watermill in Hoslovice

The best-preserved settlements and landscapes, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are:^[7]

• 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.^[8]

Notable people

Main category: People from Strakonice District

References

1. "Land use (as at 31 December)". Public database. Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
2. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
5. "Registr ekonomických subjektů". Business Register (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
6. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Národní kulturní památky, okres Strakonice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
7. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Památkové rezervace, Památkové zóny, okres Strakonice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
8. "Návštěvnost památek 2021" (in Czech). Národní informační a poradenské středisko pro kulturu. Retrieved 2023-02-01.

External links

• Strakonice District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website