| Rokycany District | |
| Native Name: | Okres Rokycany |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Image Map1: | Rokycany District 2010 names RO CZ.png |
| Coordinates: | 49.8°N 54°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Plzeň |
| Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
| Subdivision Name2: | Rokycany |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 656.63 |
| Population As Of: | 2024 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 50804 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Blank Name: | Municipalities |
| Blank Info: | 68 |
| Blank1 Name: |
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| Blank1 Info: | 6 |
| Blank2 Name: |
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| Blank2 Info: | 2 |
Rokycany District (Czech: okres Rokycany) is a district in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Rokycany.
Rokycany District is formed by only one administrative district of municipality with extended competence: Rokycany.
Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:
Bezděkov -Břasy -Březina -Bujesily -Bušovice -Cekov -Cheznovice -Chlum -Chomle -Čilá -Dobřív -Drahoňův Újezd -Ejpovice -Hlohovice -Holoubkov -Hrádek -Hradiště -Hůrky -Kakejcov -Kamenec -Kamenný Újezd -Kařez -Kařízek -Klabava -Kladruby -Kornatice -Lhota pod Radčem -Lhotka u Radnic -Liblín -Líšná -Litohlavy -Medový Újezd -Mešno -Mirošov -Mlečice -Mýto -Němčovice -Nevid -Osek -Ostrovec-Lhotka -Plískov -Podmokly -Příkosice -Přívětice -Radnice -Raková -Rokycany -Sebečice -Sirá -Skomelno -Skořice -Smědčice -Štítov -Strašice -Svojkovice -Těně -Terešov -Těškov -Trokavec -Týček -Újezd u Svatého Kříže -Vejvanov -Veselá -Vísky -Volduchy -Všenice -Zbiroh -Zvíkovec
The terrain is hilly, most of the territory has the character of highlands. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Křivoklát Highlands (centre and northeast), Plasy Uplands (northwest), Švihov Highlands (southwest), Brdy Highlands (southeast) and Hořovice Uplands (small part in the east). The highest point of the district is the western peak of the mountain Koruna in Těně with an elevation of 832m (2,730feet), the lowest point is the river bed of the Berounka in Čilá at 255m (837feet).
From the total district area of, agricultural land occupies, forests occupy, and water area occupies . Forests cover 48.9% of the district's area.[1]
The Berounka forms large part of the district border in west and north. Inside the territory there are no significant rivers. The longest river is Klabava, a tributary of the Berounka. The largest body of water is Hořejší padrťský Pond with an area of 80ha.[3]
There are two protected landscape areas: Brdy and Křivoklátsko.
As of 2024, Rokycany District is the second least populated district in the country.[2]
| Name | Population | Area (km2) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14,386 | 31 | ||
| 2,917 | 35 | ||
| 2,801 | 6 | ||
| 2,527 | 32 | ||
| 2,300 | 21 | ||
| 2,245 | 14 | ||
| 1,857 | 11 | ||
| 1,594 | 18 | ||
| 1,447 | 4 | ||
| 1,417 | 18 |
The largest employers with headquarters in Rokycany District and at least 500 employees are:[4]
| Economic entity | Location | Number of employees | Main activity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geis CZ | 500–999 | Transportation support activities | ||
| 500–999 | Manufacture of rubber products | |||
| Duvenbeck Logistik | 500–999 | Freight transport by road |
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 monument in the district and the only one protected as a national cultural monument is the Hammer Mill at Dobřív.[5]
The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are:[6]
The most visited tourist destination is the Zbiroh Castle.[7]
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