| Strakonice District | |
| Native Name: | Okres Strakonice |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Coordinates: | 49.2667°N 67°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Bohemian |
| Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
| Subdivision Name2: | Strakonice |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1032.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2024 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 71764 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Blank Name: | Municipalities |
| Blank Info: | 112 |
| Blank1 Name: |
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| Blank1 Info: | 7 |
| Blank2 Name: |
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| Blank2 Info: | 4 |
Strakonice District (Czech: okres Strakonice) is a district in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Strakonice.
Strakonice District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Strakonice, Blatná and Vodňany.
Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:
Bavorov -Bělčice -Bezdědovice -Bílsko -Blatná -Bratronice -Březí -Budyně -Buzice -Čečelovice -Cehnice -Čejetice -Čepřovice -Čestice -Chelčice -Chlum -Chobot -Chrášťovice -Číčenice -Doubravice -Drachkov -Drahonice -Drážov -Dřešín -Droužetice -Hajany -Hájek -Hlupín -Horní Poříčí -Hornosín -Hoslovice -Hoštice -Jinín -Kadov -Kalenice -Katovice -Kladruby -Kocelovice -Krajníčko -Kraselov -Krašlovice -Krejnice -Krty-Hradec -Kuřimany -Kváskovice -Lažánky -Lažany -Libějovice -Libětice -Litochovice -Lnáře -Lom -Mačkov -Malenice -Mečichov -Měkynec -Milejovice -Miloňovice -Mnichov -Mutěnice -Myštice -Nebřehovice -Němčice -Němětice -Nihošovice -Nišovice -Nová Ves -Novosedly -Osek -Paračov -Pivkovice -Pohorovice -Pracejovice -Přechovice -Předmíř -Přední Zborovice -Předslavice -Přešťovice -Radějovice -Radomyšl -Radošovice -Řepice -Rovná -Sedlice -Skály -Skočice -Škvořetice -Slaník -Sousedovice -Štěchovice -Štěkeň -Stožice -Strakonice -Strašice -Střelské Hoštice -Strunkovice nad Volyňkou -Tchořovice -Třebohostice -Třešovice -Truskovice -Úlehle -Únice -Uzenice -Uzeničky -Vacovice -Velká Turná -Vodňany -Volenice -Volyně -Záboří -Zahorčice -Zvotoky
Most of the territory is characterized by an undulating landscape with many low hills, only the vicinity of the Otava River is flat. The territory extends into four geomorphological mesoregions: Blatná Uplands (north), Bohemian Forest Foothills (south), Benešov Uplands (northeast) and České Budějovice Basin (runs into the centre of the territory from the southeast). The highest point of the district is the hill Zahájený in Drážov with an elevation of 845m (2,772feet), the lowest point is the river bed of the Otava in Čejetice at 372m (1,220feet).
From the total district area of, agricultural land occupies, forests occupy, and water area occupies . Forests cover 22.8% of the district's area.[1]
The most important river is the Otava, which flows across the territory from west to east. The Lomnice River drains the northern part of the district and joins the Otava outside the district. The Blanice joins the Otava in the south of the district. The territory is rich in fishponds. The largest of them is Labuť with an area of 108ha.
There are no large-scale protected areas.
| Name | Population | Area (km2) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22,522 | 35 | ||
| 7,483 | 36 | ||
| 6,666 | 44 | ||
| 2,988 | 21 | ||
| 1,640 | 35 | ||
| 1,365 | 25 | ||
| 1,344 | 10 | ||
| 1,310 | 31 | ||
| 996 | 34 | ||
| 922 | 23 |
The largest employers with headquarters in Strakonice District and at least 500 employees are:[3]
| Economic entity | Location | Number of employees | Main activity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000–1,499 | Food industry | |||
| 500–999 | Automotive industry | |||
| Strakonice Hospital | 500–999 | Health care |
There are no motorways in the district. The most important road is the I/20 road from Plzeň to České Budějovice, which is part of the European route E49.
The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:[4]
The best-preserved settlements and landscapes, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are:[5]
The most visited tourist destination is the Blatná Castle.[6]
See main article: category.