Klatovy District

Klatovy District

Okres Klatovy
Klatovy District Okres Klatovy
District
	Location in the Plzeň Region within the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°16′N 13°25′E / 49.267°N 13.417°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
Capital	Klatovy
Area
• Total	1,945.64 km2 (751.22 sq mi)
Population (2024)
• Total	87,238
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	94
* Towns	15
* Market towns	4

Klatovy District (Czech: Okres Klatovy) is a district in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Klatovy. With an area of 1,946 km² (751 sq mi), it is the largest district in the country.

Administrative division

Klatovy District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Klatovy, Horažďovice and Sušice.

List of municipalities

Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:

Běhařov - Běšiny - Bezděkov - Biřkov - Bolešiny - Břežany - Budětice - Bukovník - Čachrov - Černíkov - Červené Poříčí - Chanovice - Chlistov - Chudenice - Chudenín - Číhaň - Čímice - Dešenice - Dlažov - Dlouhá Ves - Dobršín - Dolany - Domoraz - Dražovice - Frymburk - Hamry - Hartmanice - Hejná - Hlavňovice - Hnačov - Horažďovice - Horská Kvilda - Hrádek - Hradešice - Janovice nad Úhlavou - Javor - Ježovy - Kašperské Hory - Kejnice - Klatovy - Klenová - Kolinec - Kovčín - Křenice - Kvášňovice - Lomec - Malý Bor - Maňovice - Měčín - Mezihoří - Mlýnské Struhadlo - Modrava - Mochtín - Mokrosuky - Myslív - Myslovice - Nalžovské Hory - Nehodiv - Nezamyslice - Nezdice na Šumavě - Nýrsko - Obytce - Olšany - Ostřetice - Pačejov - Petrovice u Sušice - Plánice - Podmokly - Poleň - Prášily - Předslav - Rabí - Rejštejn - Slatina - Soběšice - Srní - Strašín - Strážov - Sušice - Svéradice - Švihov - Tužice - Týnec - Újezd u Plánice - Velhartice - Velké Hydčice - Velký Bor - Vrhaveč - Vřeskovice - Zavlekov - Zborovy - Železná Ruda - Žichovice - Žihobce

Geography

Klatovy District borders Germany in the southwest. The landscape is very rugged. Most of the territory has a foothill character, but along the state border, the landscape is mountainous, and in the northeast, the terrain is only slightly undulating. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Bohemian Forest Foothills (centre and east), Bohemian Forest (south and southwest), Blatná Uplands (northeast), Švihov Highlands (northwest) and Cham-Furth Depression (small part in the west). The highest point of the district and of the entire Plzeň Region is the mountain Velká Mokrůvka in Modrava with an elevation of 1,370 m (4,490 ft). The lowest point is the river bed of the Úhlava in Červené Poříčí at 362 m (1,188 ft).

Klatovy District is the largest district of the Czech Republic. From the total district area of 1,945.6 km² (751.2 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 895.1 km² (345.6 sq mi), forests occupy 845.1 km² (326.3 sq mi), and water area occupies 34.3 km² (13.2 sq mi). Forests cover 43.4% of the district's area.^[1]

The area is rich in rivers. Both sources of the Otava River, Křemelná and Vydra, originate here. The Otava then continues to flow across the eastern part of the district. Similarly important is the Úhlava, which also springs here and flows through the western part of the district. The other important rives that springs here are Regen and Úslava.

The largest bodies of water are the Nýrsko Reservoir with an area of 148 ha (370 acres)^[3] and the fishpond Kovčínský rybník with an area of 106 ha (260 acres).^[4] Two of the few natural lakes in the country, Černé jezero and Čertovo jezero, lie within the district.

In the south is located a large part of the Šumava National Park. The territory in the southwest falls under the protection of the Šumava Protected Landscape Area.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	142,333	—
1880	151,497	+6.4%
1890	149,312	−1.4%
1900	149,373	+0.0%
1910	151,267	+1.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	149,491	−1.2%
1930	143,121	−4.3%
1950	99,947	−30.2%
1961	99,042	−0.9%
1970	93,982	−5.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	92,202	−1.9%
1991	89,666	−2.8%
2001	87,943	−1.9%
2011	85,726	−2.5%
2021	83,658	−2.4%

Source: Censuses^[5]^[6]

Most populated municipalities

Name	Population^[2]	Area (km²)
Klatovy	22,938	81
Sušice	10,783	46
Horažďovice	5,142	43
Nýrsko	5,113	32
Janovice nad Úhlavou	2,428	28
Švihov	1,671	35
Železná Ruda	1,642	80
Plánice	1,617	56
Kolinec	1,443	49
Kašperské Hory	1,391	44

Economy

The largest employers with headquarters in Klatovy District and at least 500 employees are:^[7]

Economic entity	Location	Number of employees	Main activity
Klatovy Hospital	Klatovy	1,000–1,499	Health care
Rodenstock ČR	Klatovy	1,000–1,499	Manufacture of spectacle lenses
Pfeifer Holz	Chanovice	500–999	Manufacture of wooden products

Transport

There are no motorways passing through the district. The most important road is the I/27 (part of European route E53) from Plzeň to the Czech-German border via Klatovy.

Sights

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:^[8]

The best-preserved settlements and landscapes, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are:^[9]

Five of the ten most visited tourist destinations of the Plzeň Region are located in Klatovy District. The most visited tourist destinations are the Rabí Castle, Velhartice Castle, Klenová Castle, Kašperk Castle and Švihov Castle.^[10]

Notable people

References

^ ^a ^b "Land use (as at 31 December)". Public database. Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
^ ^a ^b "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "VD Nýrsko" (PDF) (in Czech). Povodí Vltavy. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
^ "Klatovští rybáři loví svůj největší rybník Kovčín na Klatovsku". Naše voda (in Czech). 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Registr ekonomických subjektů". Business Register (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Národní kulturní památky, okres Klatovy". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Památkové rezervace, Památkové zóny, okres Klatovy". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
^ "Turisté mají v České republice nejraději zoologické zahrady, technické památky, koupání a Pražský hrad" (in Czech). CzechTourism. 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2023-02-16.

External links

Klatovy District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website

[area-1] "Land use (as at 31 December)". Public database. Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2025-01-16.

[pop-2] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[3] "VD Nýrsko" (PDF) (in Czech). Povodí Vltavy. Retrieved 2023-02-16.

[4] "Klatovští rybáři loví svůj největší rybník Kovčín na Klatovsku". Naše voda (in Czech). 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2023-02-16.

[5] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[6] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[7] "Registr ekonomických subjektů". Business Register (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-02-16.

[8] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Národní kulturní památky, okres Klatovy". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.

[9] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Památkové rezervace, Památkové zóny, okres Klatovy". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.

[10] "Turisté mají v České republice nejraději zoologické zahrady, technické památky, koupání a Pražský hrad" (in Czech). CzechTourism. 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2023-02-16.

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