Rokycany District

Rokycany District Okres Rokycany
District
Location in the Plzeň Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°48′N 13°41′E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
Capital	Rokycany
Area [1]
• Total	656.63 km^2 (253.53 sq mi)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	50,804
• Density	77/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	68
* Towns	6
* Market towns	2

Rokycany District (Czech: okres Rokycany) is a district in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Rokycany.

Administrative division

Rokycany District is formed by only one administrative district of municipality with extended competence: Rokycany.

List of municipalities

Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:

Bezděkov - Břasy - Březina - Bujesily - Bušovice - Cekov - Cheznovice - Chlum - Chomle - Čilá - Dobřív - Drahoňův Újezd - Ejpovice - Hlohovice - Holoubkov - Hrádek - Hradiště - Hůrky - Kakejcov - Kamenec - Kamenný Újezd - Kařez - Kařízek - Klabava - Kladruby - Kornatice - Lhota pod Radčem - Lhotka u Radnic - Liblín - Líšná - Litohlavy - Medový Újezd - Mešno - Mirošov - Mlečice - Mýto - Němčovice - Nevid - Osek - Ostrovec-Lhotka - Plískov - Podmokly - Příkosice - Přívětice - Radnice - Raková - Rokycany - Sebečice - Sirá - Skomelno - Skořice - Smědčice - Štítov - Strašice - Svojkovice - Těně - Terešov - Těškov - Trokavec - Týček - Újezd u Svatého Kříže - Vejvanov - Veselá - Vísky - Volduchy - Všenice - Zbiroh - Zvíkovec

Geography

Mlečice and surrounding landscape

The terrain is hilly, most of the territory has the character of highlands. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Křivoklát Highlands (centre and northeast), Plasy Uplands (northwest), Švihov Highlands (southwest), Brdy Highlands (southeast) and Hořovice Uplands (small part in the east). The highest point of the district is the western peak of the mountain Koruna in Těně with an elevation of 832 m (2,730 ft), the lowest point is the river bed of the Berounka in Čilá at 255 m (837 ft).

From the total district area of 656.6 km^2 (253.5 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 266.1 km^2 (102.7 sq mi), forests occupy 320.1 km^2 (123.6 sq mi), and water area occupies 10.3 km^2 (4.0 sq mi). Forests cover 48.9% of the district's area.[1]

The Berounka forms large part of the district border in west and north. There are no significant rivers inside the district. The longest river is the Klabava, a tributary of the Berounka. The largest body of water is the fishpond Hořejší padrťský rybník with an area of 78.8 ha (195 acres).[3]

There are two protected landscape areas: Brdy and Křivoklátsko.

Demographics

As of 2024, Rokycany District is the second least populated district in the country.[2]

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 55,274 —     1880 58,284 +5.4% 1890 57,091 −2.0% 1900 55,382 −3.0% 1910 54,406 −1.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 53,468 −1.7% 1930 53,474 +0.0% 1950 46,958 −12.2% 1961 50,550 +7.6% 1970 48,831 −3.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 48,132 −1.4% 1991 46,118 −4.2% 2001 45,820 −0.6% 2011 47,477 +3.6% 2021 48,809 +2.8%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Most populated municipalities

Name	Population[2]	Area (km^2)
Rokycany	14,386	31
Strašice	2,917	35
Hrádek	2,801	6
Zbiroh	2,527	32
Břasy	2,300	21
Mirošov	2,245	14
Radnice	1,857	11
Mýto	1,594	18
Holoubkov	1,447	4
Osek	1,417	18

Economy

The largest employers with headquarters in Rokycany District and at least 500 employees are:[6]

Economic entity	Location	Number of employees	Main activity
Geis CZ	Ejpovice	500–999	Transportation support activities
Hutchinson	Rokycany	500–999	Manufacture of rubber products
Duvenbeck Logistik	Volduchy	500–999	Freight transport by road

Transport

The D5 motorway (part of the European route E50) from Prague to Plzeň and the Czech-German border passes through the district.

Sights

Hammer Mill at Dobřív

The most important monument in the district and the only one protected as a national cultural monument is the Hammer Mill at Dobřív.[7]

The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are:[8]

• Ostrovec (monument reservation)
• Rokycany
• Dobřív
• Jablečno
• Lhota pod Radčem
• Podmokly
• Vejvanov

The most visited tourist destination is the Zbiroh Castle.[9]

Notable people

Main category: People from Rokycany District

References

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

External links

• Rokycany District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website