Litoměřice District

Litoměřice District
Okres Litoměřice
District
Location in the Ústí nad Labem Region within the Czech Republic
Location in the Ústí nad Labem Region within the Czech Republic
Location of Litoměřice District
Coordinates: 50°29′N 14°14′E / 50.483°N 14.233°E / 50.483; 14.233
Country Czech Republic
RegionÚstí nad Labem
CapitalLitoměřice
Area
[1]
 • Total
1,032.41 km2 (398.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total
119,486
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities105
* Towns11
* Market towns2

Litoměřice District (Czech: okres Litoměřice) is a district in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Litoměřice.

Administrative division

Litoměřice District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Litoměřice, Lovosice and Roudnice nad Labem.

List of municipalities

Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:

Bechlín - Bohušovice nad Ohří - Bříza - Brňany - Brozany nad Ohří - Brzánky - Budyně nad Ohří - Býčkovice - Ctiněves - Černěves - Černiv - Černouček - Chodouny - Chodovlice - Chotěšov - Chotiměř - Chotiněves - Chudoslavice - Čížkovice - Děčany - Dlažkovice - Dobříň - Doksany - Dolánky nad Ohří - Drahobuz - Dušníky - Evaň - Hlinná - Horní Beřkovice - Horní Řepčice - Hoštka - Hrobce - Jenčice - Kamýk - Keblice - Klapý - Kleneč - Kostomlaty pod Řípem - Krabčice - Křesín - Křešice - Kyškovice - Levín - Lhotka nad Labem - Liběšice - Libkovice pod Řípem - Libochovany - Libochovice - Libotenice - Litoměřice - Lkáň - Lovečkovice - Lovosice - Lukavec - Malé Žernoseky - Malíč - Martiněves - Michalovice - Miřejovice - Mlékojedy - Mnetěš - Mšené-lázně - Nové Dvory - Oleško - Píšťany - Ploskovice - Podsedice - Polepy - Prackovice nad Labem - Přestavlky - Račice - Račiněves - Radovesice - Rochov - Roudnice nad Labem - Sedlec - Siřejovice - Slatina - Snědovice - Staňkovice - Štětí - Straškov-Vodochody - Sulejovice - Terezín - Travčice - Třebenice - Trnovany - Třebívlice - Třebušín - Úpohlavy - Úštěk - Vchynice - Vědomice - Velemín - Velké Žernoseky - Vlastislav - Vražkov - Vrbičany - Vrbice - Vrutice - Záluží - Žabovřesky nad Ohří - Žalhostice - Židovice - Žitenice

Geography

Landscape around Lovosice

Most of the territory is flat and has an agricultural character, but the north is hilly. The territory extends into three geomorphological mesoregions: Lower Ohře Table (south), Central Bohemian Uplands (north) and Ralsko Uplands (east). The highest point of the district is the mountain Milešovka in Velemín with an elevation of 837 m (2,746 ft), the lowest point is the river bed of the Elbe in Prackovice nad Labem at 143 m (469 ft). A dominant feature of the southern part of the district is the Říp Mountain.

From the total district area of 1,032.4 km2 (398.6 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 731.5 km2 (282.4 sq mi), forests occupy 170.2 km2 (65.7 sq mi), and water area occupies 18.8 km2 (7.3 sq mi). Forests cover 16.5% of the district's area.[1]

The most important rivers are the Elbe and its tributary Ohře, which drain the entire territory. The largest body of water is Žernosecké Lake, an artificial lake created by flooding sandstone quarry. However, there are only a few bodies of water.

České Středohoří is a protected landscape area that extends into the district.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869109,969—    
1880122,987+11.8%
1890124,945+1.6%
1900131,418+5.2%
1910141,412+7.6%
YearPop.±%
1921142,324+0.6%
1930149,917+5.3%
1950107,078−28.6%
1961115,415+7.8%
1970115,990+0.5%
YearPop.±%
1980119,621+3.1%
1991113,883−4.8%
2001114,259+0.3%
2011117,278+2.6%
2021117,400+0.1%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Most populated municipalities

Name Population[2] Area (km2)
Litoměřice 22,983 18
Roudnice nad Labem 12,823 17
Lovosice 8,774 12
Štětí 8,609 54
Libochovice 3,428 16
Terezín 2,863 14
Úštěk 2,858 75
Bohušovice nad Ohří 2,442 9
Budyně nad Ohří 2,174 34
Třebenice 1,891 22

Economy

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

Economic entity Location Number of employees Main activity
TRCZ Lovosice 1,000–1,499 Automotive industry
Centrum sociální pomoci Litoměřice Lovosice 500–999 Residential care activities
Lovochemie Lovosice 500–999 Chemical industry
PMU CZ Roudnice nad Labem 500–999 Retail sale of food
Mondi Štětí Štětí 500–999 Manufacture of paper

Transport

The D8 motorway from Prague to Ústí nad Labem runs across the district.

Sights

Ploskovice Castle

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

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

The most visited tourist destination is the Terezín Memorial.[8]

Notable people

Main category: People from Litoměřice District

References

  1. ^ a b "Land use (as at 31 December)". Public database. Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  2. ^ a b "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 2023-01-26.
  6. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Národní kulturní památky, okres Litoměřice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  7. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Památkové rezervace, Památkové zóny, okres Litoměřice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  8. ^ "Turisté mají v České republice nejraději zoologické zahrady, technické památky, koupání a Pražský hrad" (in Czech). CzechTourism. 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
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