| Mělník District | |
| Native Name: | Okres Mělník |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Image Map1: | Melnik_District_2007_names_ME_CZ.png |
| Coordinates: | 50.35°N 45°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
| Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mělník |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 701.07 |
| Population As Of: | 2024 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 114115 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Blank Name: | Municipalities |
| Blank Info: | 69 |
| Blank1 Name: |
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| Blank1 Info: | 7 |
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| Blank2 Info: | 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.
Mělník District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Mělník, Kralupy nad Vltavou and Neratovice.
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
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 507m (1,663feet), the lowest point is the river bed of the Elbe in Horní Počaply at 153m (502feet). It is also the lowest point of the entire Central Bohemian Region.
From the total district area of, agricultural land occupies, forests occupy, and water area occupies . 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.
| Name | Population | Area (km2) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20,350 | 25 | ||
| 18,782 | 22 | ||
| 16,217 | 20 | ||
| 4,336 | 16 | ||
| 2,526 | 13 | ||
| 2,478 | 13 | ||
| 2,415 | 7 | ||
| 2,297 | 8 | ||
| 2,216 | 10 | ||
| 1,950 | 4 |
The largest employers with headquarters in Mělník District and at least 500 employees are:[3]
| Economic entity | Location | Number of employees | Main activity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000–1,499 | Wholesale trade | |||
| 500–999 | Food industry | |||
| Danzer Bohemia-Dýhárna | 500–999 | Manufacture of veneer sheets | ||
| Synthos Kralupy | Kralupy nad Vltavou | 500–999 | Chemical industry | |
| 500–999 | Manufacture of grinding tools | |||
| Mělnická zdravotní | Mělník | 500–999 | Health care | |
| Vibracoustic CZ | Mělník | 500–999 | Manufacture of rubber products | |
| 500–999 | Chemical industry |
The D8 motorway from Prague to Ústí nad Labem passes through the western part of the district.
The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:[4]
The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are:[5]
The most visited tourist destination is the Kokořín Castle.[6]
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