České Budějovice District Okres České Budějovice | |
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 Location in the South Bohemian Region within the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates:49°0′N14°32′E / 49.000°N 14.533°E /49.000; 14.533 | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Bohemian |
| Capital | České Budějovice |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,638.49 km2 (632.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2025)[2] | |
• Total | 202,172 |
| • Density | 123.389/km2 (319.577/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipalities | 109 |
| * Cities and towns | 9 |
| * Market towns | 3 |
České Budějovice District (Czech:okres České Budějovice) is adistrict in theSouth Bohemian Region of theCzech Republic. Its capital is the city ofČeské Budějovice.
České Budějovice District is divided into threeadministrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: České Budějovice, Trhové Sviny and Týn nad Vltavou.
Cities and towns are marked inbold and market towns initalics:
Adamov -Bečice -Borek -Borovany -Borovnice -Boršov nad Vltavou -Bošilec -Branišov -Břehov -Čakov -Čejkovice -Čenkov u Bechyně -České Budějovice -Chotýčany -Chrášťany -Čížkrajice -Dasný -Dívčice -Dobrá Voda u Českých Budějovic -Dobšice -Dolní Bukovsko -Doubravice -Doudleby -Drahotěšice -Dražíč -Dříteň -Dubičné -Dubné -Dynín -Habří -Hartmanice -Heřmaň -Hlavatce -Hlincová Hora -Hluboká nad Vltavou -Homole -Horní Kněžeklady -Horní Stropnice -Hosín -Hosty -Hradce -Hranice -Hrdějovice -Hůry -Hvozdec -Jankov -Jílovice -Jivno -Kamenná -Kamenný Újezd -Komařice -Kvítkovice -Ledenice -Libín -Libníč -Lipí -Lišov -Litvínovice -Ločenice -Mazelov -Mladošovice -Modrá Hůrka -Mokrý Lom -Mydlovary -Nákří -Nedabyle -Neplachov -Nová Ves -Nové Hrady -Olešnice -Olešník -Ostrolovský Újezd -Petříkov -Pištín -Planá -Plav -Radošovice -Římov -Roudné -Rudolfov -Sedlec -Ševětín -Slavče -Srubec -Staré Hodějovice -Štěpánovice -Strážkovice -Střížov -Strýčice -Svatý Jan nad Malší -Temelín -Trhové Sviny -Týn nad Vltavou -Úsilné -Včelná -Vidov -Vitín -Vlkov -Vrábče -Vráto -Všemyslice -Záboří -Žabovřesky -Zahájí -Žár -Závraty -Žimutice -Zliv -Zvíkov
České Budějovice District is the third largest Czech district with an area of 1,638 km2 (632 sq mi). It borders Austria in the southeast. The majority of the territory is hilly with a slightly undulating landscape, the central part of the district consists of a relatively flat landscape, which in the southeast passes into the foothills. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions:Tábor Uplands (north),Třeboň Basin (east),České Budějovice Basin (east),Gratzen Mountains Foothills (south) andGratzen Mountains (southeast). The highest point of the district is the mountain Vysoká inHorní Stropnice with an elevation of 1,034 m (3,392 ft), the lowest point is the river bed of the Vltava inDražíč at 350 m (1,150 ft).
From the total district area of 1,638.5 km2 (632.6 sq mi),agricultural land occupies 862.6 km2 (333.1 sq mi), forests occupy 531.7 km2 (205.3 sq mi), and water area occupies 90.8 km2 (35.1 sq mi). Forests cover 32.4% of the district's area.[1]
The most important river is theVltava, which flows from southwest to north. Another significant rivers are theMalše (tributary of the Vltava) and Stropnice (tributary of the Malše). The area of the České Budějovice and Třeboň basins is known for its fishponds, which includes some of thelarge ponds in the country. An important body of water is alsoŘímov Reservoir.
Small parts of theTřeboňskoProtected Landscape Area extends into the district in the east.
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| Name | Population[2] | Area (km2) |
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| České Budějovice | 97,231 | 56 |
| Týn nad Vltavou | 7,774 | 43 |
| Hluboká nad Vltavou | 5,626 | 91 |
| Trhové Sviny | 5,262 | 53 |
| Lišov | 4,679 | 94 |
| Borovany | 4,184 | 42 |
| Zliv | 3,453 | 14 |
| Srubec | 2,998 | 6 |
| Litvínovice | 2,793 | 6 |
| Kamenný Újezd | 2,694 | 29 |
České Budějovice is the economic centre of the entire South Bohemian Region. All the largest employees with headquarters in České Budějovice District and at least 500 employers have their seat in České Budějovice. The largest of these companies with at least 1,000 employees are:[5]
| Economic entity | Number of employees | Main activity |
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| České Budějovice Hospital | 4,000–4,999 | Health care |
| dm-drogerie markt | 3,000–3,999 | Retail sale |
| Robert Bosch | 3,000–3,999 | Manufacture of parts for motor vehicles |
| University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice | 2,500–2,999 | Education |
| Regional Police Directorate of the South Bohemian Region | 2,500–2,999 | Public order and safety activities |
| Madeta | 1,500–1,999 | Dairy |
| Swietelsky stavební | 1,500–1,999 | Construction |
| ČEVAK | 1,000–1,499 | Operation of water management infrastructure |
| E.ON Česká republika | 1,000–1,499 | Distributor of electricity and natural gas |
| Jednota | 1,000–1,499 | Retail sale |
The city of České Budějovice is also well-known forBudweiser Budvar Brewery.
A facility of national importance is theTemelín Nuclear Power Station, one of two nuclear power stations in the country.
TheD3 motorway (part ofEuropean route E55) leads fromPrague to České Budějovice and further continues as the I/3 road to the Czech-Austrian border.
The village ofHolašovice was designated aUNESCOWorld Heritage Site in 1998 because of its exceptional preservation of a traditional Baroque-era village.[6]
The most important monuments in the district, protected asnational cultural monuments, are:[7]
The best-preserved settlements and landscapes, protected asmonument reservations andmonument zones, are:[8]
The most visited tourist destinations are theOhrada Zoo in Hluboká nad Vltavou, Hluboká Castle, and Dvorec Zoo inBorovany.[9]
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