| Klatovy District | |
| Native Name: | Okres Klatovy |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Coordinates: | 49.2667°N 38°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Plzeň |
| Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
| Subdivision Name2: | Klatovy |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1945.65 |
| Population As Of: | 2024 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 87238 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Blank Name: | Municipalities |
| Blank Info: | 94 |
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| Blank1 Info: | 15 |
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| Blank2 Info: | 4 |
Klatovy District (cs|Okres Klatovy) is a district in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Klatovy. With an area of 1946km2, it is the largest district in the country.
Klatovy District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Klatovy, Horažďovice and Sušice.
Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:
Běhařov -Běšiny -Bezděkov -Biřkov -Bolešiny -Břežany -Budětice -Bukovník -Čachrov -Černíkov -Červené Poříčí -Chanovice -Chlistov -Chudenice -Chudenín -Číhaň -Čímice -Dešenice -Dlažov -Dlouhá Ves -Dobršín -Dolany -Domoraz -Dražovice -Frymburk -Hamry -Hartmanice -Hejná -Hlavňovice -Hnačov -Horažďovice -Horská Kvilda -Hrádek -Hradešice -Janovice nad Úhlavou -Javor -Ježovy -Kašperské Hory -Kejnice -Klatovy -Klenová -Kolinec -Kovčín -Křenice -Kvášňovice -Lomec -Malý Bor -Maňovice -Měčín -Mezihoří -Mlýnské Struhadlo -Modrava -Mochtín -Mokrosuky -Myslív -Myslovice -Nalžovské Hory -Nehodiv -Nezamyslice -Nezdice na Šumavě -Nýrsko -Obytce -Olšany -Ostřetice -Pačejov -Petrovice u Sušice -Plánice -Podmokly -Poleň -Prášily -Předslav -Rabí -Rejštejn -Slatina -Soběšice -Srní -Strašín -Strážov -Sušice -Svéradice -Švihov -Tužice -Týnec -Újezd u Plánice -Velhartice -Velké Hydčice -Velký Bor -Vrhaveč -Vřeskovice -Zavlekov -Zborovy -Železná Ruda -Žichovice -Žihobce
Klatovy District borders Germany in the southwest. The landscape is very rugged. Most of the territory has a foothill character, but along the state border, the landscape is mountainous, and in the northeast, the terrain is only slightly undulating. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Bohemian Forest Foothills (centre and east), Bohemian Forest (south and southwest), Blatná Uplands (northeast), Švihov Highlands (northwest) and Cham-Furth Depression (small part in the west). The highest point of the district and of the entire Plzeň Region is the mountain Velká Mokrůvka in Modrava with an elevation of 1370m (4,500feet). The lowest point is the river bed of the Úhlava in Červené Poříčí at 362m (1,188feet).
Klatovy District is the largest district of the Czech Republic. From the total district area of, agricultural land occupies, forests occupy, and water area occupies . Forests cover 43.4% of the district's area.[1]
The area is rich in rivers. Both sources of the Otava River, Křemelná and Vydra, originate here. The Otava then continues to flow across the eastern part of the district. Similarly important is the Úhlava, which also springs here and flows through the western part of the district. The other important rives that springs here are Regen and Úslava.
The largest bodies of water are the Nýrsko Reservoir with an area of 148ha[3] and Kovčínský Pond with an area of 106ha.[4] Two of the few natural lakes in the country, Černé and Čertovo, lie within the district.
In the south is located a large part of the Šumava National Park. The territory in the southwest falls under the protection of the Šumava Protected Landscape Area.
| Name | Population | Area (km2) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22,938 | 81 | ||
| 10,783 | 46 | ||
| 5,142 | 43 | ||
| 5,113 | 32 | ||
| 2,428 | 28 | ||
| 1,671 | 35 | ||
| 1,642 | 80 | ||
| 1,617 | 56 | ||
| 1,443 | 49 | ||
| 1,391 | 44 |
The largest employers with headquarters in Klatovy District and at least 500 employees are:[5]
| Economic entity | Location | Number of employees | Main activity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klatovy Hospital | 1,000–1,499 | Health care | ||
| Klatovy | 1,000–1,499 | Manufacture of spectacle lenses | ||
| Pfeifer Holz | 500–999 | Manufacture of wooden products |
There are no motorways passing through the district. The most important road is the I/27 (part of European route E53) from Plzeň to the Czech-German border via Klatovy.
The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:[6]
The best-preserved settlements and landscapes, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are:[7]
Five of the ten most visited tourist destinations of the Plzeň Region are located in Klatovy District. The most visited tourist destinations are the Rabí Castle, Velhartice Castle, Klenová Castle, Kašperk Castle and Švihov Castle.[8]
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