Mělník District

Mělník District Okres Mělník
District
Location in the Central Bohemian Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°21′N 14°31′E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
Capital	Mělník
Area [1]
• Total	701.07 km^2 (270.68 sq mi)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	114,115
• Density	160/km^2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	69
* Towns	7
* Market towns	1

Mělník District (Czech: okres Mělník) is a district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Mělník.

Administrative division

Mělník District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Mělník, Kralupy nad Vltavou and Neratovice.

List of municipalities

Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:

Býkev - Byšice - Čakovičky - Čečelice - Chlumín - Chorušice - Chvatěruby - Cítov - Dobřeň - Dolany nad Vltavou - Dolní Beřkovice - Dolní Zimoř - Dřínov - Hořín - Horní Počaply - Hostín - Hostín u Vojkovic - Jeviněves - Kadlín - Kanina - Kly - Kojetice - Kokořín - Kostelec nad Labem - Kozomín - Kralupy nad Vltavou - Ledčice - Lhotka - Liběchov - Libiš - Liblice - Lobeč - Lužec nad Vltavou - Malý Újezd - Medonosy - Mělnické Vtelno - Mělník - Mšeno - Nebužely - Nedomice - Nelahozeves - Neratovice - Nosálov - Nová Ves - Obříství - Olovnice - Ovčáry - Postřižín - Řepín - Spomyšl - Stránka - Střemy - Tišice - Tuhaň - Tupadly - Újezdec - Úžice - Velký Borek - Veltrusy - Vidim - Vojkovice - Vraňany - Všestudy - Všetaty - Vysoká - Zálezlice - Želízy - Zlončice - Zlosyň

Geography

Confluence of the Elbe with a channel of the Vltava

The landscape is mostly flat and belongs to the Polabí lowlands, only the northern part of the district is hilly and forested areas prevail. The territory extends into four geomorphological mesoregions: Jizera Table (east), Ralsko Uplands (north), Lower Ohře Table (west) and Central Ohře Table (south). The highest point of the district is the hill Vrátenská hora in Nosálov with an elevation of 507 m (1,663 ft), the lowest point is the river bed of the Elbe in Horní Počaply at 153 m (502 ft). It is also the lowest point of the entire Central Bohemian Region.

From the total district area of 701.1 km^2 (270.7 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 458.9 km^2 (177.2 sq mi), forests occupy 133.0 km^2 (51.4 sq mi), and water area occupies 14.7 km^2 (5.7 sq mi). Forests cover 19.0% of the district's area.[1]

The confluence of the two longest rivers in the country, Elbe and Vltava, is located in the centre of the district. The Elbe then flows further to the north. There are not many bodies of water.

Kokořínsko – Máchův kraj is the only protected landscape area that extends into the district, into its northern part.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 62,294 —     1880 68,428 +9.8% 1890 70,939 +3.7% 1900 75,381 +6.3% 1910 80,348 +6.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 81,817 +1.8% 1930 89,660 +9.6% 1950 80,358 −10.4% 1961 85,827 +6.8% 1970 90,593 +5.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 98,191 +8.4% 1991 94,241 −4.0% 2001 94,635 +0.4% 2011 104,659 +10.6% 2021 110,243 +5.3%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Most populated municipalities

Name	Population[2]	Area (km^2)
Mělník	20,350	25
Kralupy nad Vltavou	18,782	22
Neratovice	16,217	20
Kostelec nad Labem	4,336	16
Tišice	2,526	13
Všetaty	2,478	13
Libiš	2,415	7
Veltrusy	2,297	8
Nelahozeves	2,216	10
Postřižín	1,950	4

Economy

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

Economic entity	Location	Number of employees	Main activity
Bidfood Czech Republic	Kralupy nad Vltavou	1,000–1,499	Wholesale trade
Orkla Foods Česko a Slovensko	Byšice	500–999	Food industry
Danzer Bohemia-Dýhárna	Horní Počaply	500–999	Manufacture of veneer sheets
Synthos Kralupy	Kralupy nad Vltavou	500–999	Chemical industry
Erwin Junker Grinding Technology	Mělník	500–999	Manufacture of grinding tools
Mělnická zdravotní	Mělník	500–999	Health care
Vibracoustic CZ	Mělník	500–999	Manufacture of rubber products
Spolana	Neratovice	500–999	Chemical industry

Transport

The D8 motorway from Prague to Ústí nad Labem passes through the western part of the district.

Sights

Kokořín Castle

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

• Kokořín Castle
• Veltrusy Mansion

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

• Dobřeň (monument reservation)
• Nosálov (monument reservation)
• Nové Osinalice (monument reservation)
• Olešno (monument reservation)
• Kostelec nad Labem
• Mělník
• Mšeno
• Debrno
• Jestřebice
• Lobeč
• Sitné
• Střezivojice
• Vidim
• Vrbno

The most visited tourist destination is the Kokořín Castle.[8]

Notable people

Main category: People from Mělník District

References

1. "Land use (as at 31 December)". Public database. Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
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 2023-01-17.
6. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Národní kulturní památky, okres Mělník". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
7. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Památkové rezervace, Památkové zóny, okres Mělník". 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 2023-02-02.

External links

• Mělník District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website