| Jindřichův Hradec District | |
| Native Name: | Okres Jindřichův Hradec |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Coordinates: | 49.15°N 19°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Bohemian |
| Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jindřichův Hradec |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1943.84 |
| Population As Of: | 2024 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 90246 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Blank Name: | Municipalities |
| Blank Info: | 106 |
| Blank1 Name: |
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| Blank1 Info: | 13 |
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| Blank2 Info: | 2 |
Jindřichův Hradec District (Czech: okres Jindřichův Hradec) is a district in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Jindřichův Hradec.
Jindřichův Hradec District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Jindřichův Hradec, Dačice and Třeboň.
Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:
Báňovice -Bednárec -Bednáreček -Blažejov -Bořetín -Březina -Budeč -Budíškovice -Cep -Červený Hrádek -České Velenice -Český Rudolec -Chlum u Třeboně -Číměř -Cizkrajov -Člunek -Dačice -Dešná -Deštná -Dívčí Kopy -Dobrohošť -Dolní Pěna -Dolní Žďár -Domanín -Doňov -Drunče -Dunajovice -Dvory nad Lužnicí -Frahelž -Hadravova Rosička -Halámky -Hamr -Hatín -Heřmaneč -Horní Meziříčko -Horní Němčice -Horní Pěna -Horní Radouň -Horní Skrýchov -Horní Slatina -Hospříz -Hrachoviště -Hříšice -Jarošov nad Nežárkou -Jilem -Jindřichův Hradec -Kačlehy -Kamenný Malíkov -Kardašova Řečice -Klec -Kostelní Radouň -Kostelní Vydří -Kunžak -Lásenice -Lodhéřov -Lomnice nad Lužnicí -Lužnice -Majdalena -Nová Bystřice -Nová Olešná -Nová Včelnice -Nová Ves nad Lužnicí -Novosedly nad Nežárkou -Okrouhlá Radouň -Peč -Písečné -Pístina -Plavsko -Pleše -Pluhův Žďár -Polště -Ponědraž -Ponědrážka -Popelín -Příbraz -Rapšach -Ratiboř -Rodvínov -Roseč -Rosička -Slavonice -Smržov -Staňkov -Staré Hobzí -Staré Město pod Landštejnem -Stráž nad Nežárkou -Strmilov -Stříbřec -Střížovice -Studená -Suchdol nad Lužnicí -Světce -Třebětice -Třeboň -Újezdec -Velký Ratmírov -Vícemil -Višňová -Vlčetínec -Volfířov -Vydří -Záblatí -Záhoří -Zahrádky -Žďár -Županovice
Jindřichův Hradec District is the second largest Czech district with an area of 1944km2. It borders Austria in the south. About a fifth of the district territory in the east belongs to the historical land of Moravia.
The relief is rugged and hilly except in the west, which belongs to a tectonic depression. The territory extends into four geomorphological mesoregions: Javořice Highlands (south and centre), Třeboň Basin (west), Křemešník Highlands (north) and Křižanov Highlands (east). The highest point of the district is a contour line on the mountain Javořice in Studená with an elevation of 804m (2,638feet), the lowest point is the river bed of the Lužnice in Ponědrážka at 410m (1,350feet).
From the total district area of, agricultural land occupies, forests occupy, and water area occupies . Forests cover 39.2% of the district's area.[1]
The territory is rich in watercourses and ponds. The most important rivers are the Lužnice and its tributary, the Nežárka, both flowing through the western part of the district. The eastern part is drained by the Moravian Thaya. The area of the Třeboň Basin is known for its fishpond system, which includes the largest pond in the country Rožmberk and many other large ponds.
The western part of the district is protected as the Třeboňsko Protected Landscape Area.
| Name | Population | Area (km2) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20,747 | 74 | ||
| 8,262 | 98 | ||
| 7,228 | 67 | ||
| 3,667 | 12 | ||
| 3,608 | 64 | ||
| 3,219 | 82 | ||
| 2,268 | 46 | ||
| 2,242 | 46 | ||
| 2,233 | 10 | ||
| 2,205 | 45 |
The largest employers with headquarters in Jindřichův Hradec District and at least 500 employees are:[3]
| Economic entity | Location | Number of employees | Main activity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jindřichův Hradec Hospital | 1,000–1,499 | Health care | ||
| 500–999 | Sheet metal pressing and welding | |||
| 500–999 | Automotive industry | |||
| Centrum sociálních služeb Jindřichův Hradec | Jindřichův Hradec | 500–999 | Residential care activities | |
| Slatinné lázně Třeboň | 500–999 | Health care |
There are no motorways in the district. The most important roads are I/24 and I/34, which leads from České Budějovice through the western part of the district to the border with Austria, and are part of the European route E49.
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 narrow gauge railway line operated by Jindřichohradecké místní dráhy.[6]
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