| Plzeň-City District | |
| Native Name: | Okres Plzeň-město |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Image Map1: | Plzen-City District 2007 names PM CZ.png |
| Coordinates: | 49.7167°N 39°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Plzeň |
| Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
| Subdivision Name2: | Plzeň |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 261.42 |
| Population As Of: | 2024 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 206013 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Blank Name: | Municipalities |
| Blank Info: | 15 |
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| Blank1 Info: | 2 |
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| Blank2 Info: | 0 |
Plzeň-City District (cs|okres Plzeň-město) is a district in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Plzeň. It is coextensive with the administrative district of the municipality with extended powers of Plzeň.
Plzeň-City District is formed by only one administrative district of municipality with extended competence: Plzeň.
Cities and towns are marked in bold:
Dýšina -Chrást -Chválenice -Kyšice -Letkov -Lhůta -Losiná -Mokrouše -Nezbavětice -Nezvěstice -Plzeň -Starý Plzenec -Šťáhlavy -Štěnovický Borek -Tymákov
The terrain goes from slightly undulating in the west to hilly in the east. The territory extends into two geomorphological mesoregions: Švihov Highlands (southeast) and Plasy Uplands (northwest). The highest point of the district is the hill Radyně in Starý Plzenec with an elevation of 567m (1,860feet), the lowest point is the river bed of the Berounka in Chrást at 290m (950feet).
From the total district area of, agricultural land occupies, forests occupy, and water area occupies . Forests cover 25.0% of the district's area.[1]
Four significant rivers flow into the district: Mže, Radbuza, Úhlava and Úslava. Their confluence in Plzeň forms the Berounka River, which flows along the district border further to the northeast. The largest body of water is České údolí Reservoir, built on the Radbuza.
There are no large-scale protected areas.
| Name | Population | Area (km2) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 185,599 | 138 | ||
| 5,448 | 18 | ||
| 2,922 | 24 | ||
| 1,976 | 10 | ||
| 1,923 | 10 | ||
| 1,454 | 6 | ||
| 1,423 | 7 |
Plzeň is the economic centre of the entire Plzeň Region. Almost all the largest employers with headquarters in Plzeň-City District and at least 500 employers have their seat in Plzeň, the only exception is KS-Europe in Šťáhlavy. The largest of these companies with at least 1,000 employees are:[3]
| Economic entity | Number of employees | Main activity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospital Plzeň | 5,000–9,999 | Health care | |
| 2,500–2,999 | Brewery | ||
| 2,500–2,999 | Manufacture of railway vehicles | ||
| 2,500–2,999 | Education | ||
| Borgers CS | 1,500–1,999 | Manufacture of textiles for the automotive industry | |
| City of Plzeň | 1,500–1,999 | Public administration | |
| 1,500–1,999 | Manufacture of air conditioning technology | ||
| HP-Pelzer | 1,000–1,499 | Automotive industry | |
| 1,000–1,499 | Automotive industry | ||
| KS-Europe | 1,000–1,499 | Advertising agency | |
| 1,000–1,499 | Manufacture of ceramic tiles | ||
| 1,000–1,499 | Warehousing and storage | ||
| 1,000–1,499 | Manufacture of aircraft equipment |
The D5 motorway (part of the European route E50) from Prague to Plzeň and the Czech-German border passes through 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 destinations are the Plzeň Zoo, DinoPark Plzeň, tower of the Cathedral of St. Bartholomew in Plzeň, and Radyně Castle.[6]
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