Chrudim District

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Chrudim District
Okres Chrudim
Map CZ - district Chrudim.PNG
Location in the Pardubice Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°52′N15°54′E / 49.867°N 15.900°E / 49.867; 15.900
CountryFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Region Pardubice
Capital Chrudim
Area
[1]
  Total
992.89 km2 (383.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2025) [2]
  Total
106,659
  Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities108
* Towns13
* Market towns5

Chrudim District (Czech : okres Chrudim) is a district in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Chrudim.

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Administrative division

Chrudim District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Chrudim and Hlinsko.

List of municipalities

Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:

Chrudim - Běstvina - Biskupice - Bítovany - Bojanov - Bor u Skutče - Bořice - Bousov - Bylany - Ctětín - Čankovice - České Lhotice - Chrast - Chroustovice - Dědová - Dolní Bezděkov - Dřenice - Dvakačovice - Hamry - Heřmanův Městec - Hlinsko - Hluboká - Hodonín - Holetín - Honbice - Horka - Horní Bradlo - Hošťalovice - Hrochův Týnec - Hroubovice - Jeníkov - Jenišovice - Kameničky - Kladno - Klešice - Kněžice - Kočí - Kostelec u Heřmanova Městce - Krásné - Křižanovice - Krouna - Lány - Leštinka - Libkov - Liboměřice - Licibořice - Lipovec - Lozice - Lukavice - Luže - Míčov-Sušice - Miřetice - Mladoňovice - Morašice - Mrákotín - Nabočany - Načešice - Nasavrky - Orel - Ostrov - Otradov - Perálec - Podhořany u Ronova - Pokřikov - Prachovice - Předhradí - Přestavlky - Proseč - Prosetín - Raná - Rabštejnská Lhota - Řestoky - Ronov nad Doubravou - Rosice - Rozhovice - Seč - Skuteč - Slatiňany - Smrček - Sobětuchy - Stolany - Střemošice - Studnice - Svídnice - Svratouch - Tisovec - Třemošnice - Trhová Kamenice - Třibřichy - Trojovice - Tuněchody - Úherčice - Úhřetice - Vápenný Podol - Včelákov - Vejvanovice - Vítanov - Vojtěchov - Vortová - Vrbatův Kostelec - Všeradov - Vysočina - Vyžice - Zaječice - Zájezdec - Zderaz - Žlebské Chvalovice - Žumberk

Geography

Tremosnice and surrounding landscape Tremosnice, Podhradi, vyhled z Lichnice (2017-07-06; 02).jpg
Třemošnice and surrounding landscape

The landscape consists of two distinct parts. Towards the south the district is hilly and mostly forested, in the north it is flatter and deforested. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Iron Mountains (most of the territory), Svitavy Uplands (north), Central Elbe Table (a small part in the west), Upper Sázava Hills (a small part in the west) and East Elbe Table (a small part in the northeast). The highest point of the district is the hill Karlštejn in Svratouch with an elevation of 784 m (2,572 ft), the lowest point is the river bed of the Chrudimka in Úhřetice at 230 m (750 ft).

From the total district area of 992.9 km2 (383.4 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 602.1 km2 (232.5 sq mi), forests occupy 288.1 km2 (111.2 sq mi), and water area occupies 15.4 km2 (5.9 sq mi). Forests cover 29.0% of the district's area. [1]

The most important river is the Chrudimka, which flows across the district from south to north. The Doubrava crosses the district in the west. The largest body of water is Seč Reservoir with an area of 220 ha (540 acres).

Two protected landscape areas extend into the district: Iron Mountains in the east and Žďárské vrchy in the south.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869112,143    
1880118,811+5.9%
1890118,948+0.1%
1900121,971+2.5%
1910126,851+4.0%
YearPop.±%
1921123,317−2.8%
1930123,957+0.5%
1950102,109−17.6%
1961106,402+4.2%
1970104,210−2.1%
YearPop.±%
1980105,548+1.3%
1991104,662−0.8%
2001103,934−0.7%
2011103,199−0.7%
2021102,743−0.4%
Source: Censuses [3] [4]

Most populated municipalities

NamePopulation [2] Area (km2)
Chrudim 23,56433
Hlinsko 9,56324
Skuteč 5,02035
Heřmanův Městec 4,96414
Slatiňany 4,16316
Třemošnice 3,31419
Chrast 3,15018
Luže 2,60431
Hrochův Týnec 2,30713
Proseč 2,12434

Economy

The largest employers with headquarters in Chrudim District and at least 500 employees are: [5]

Economic entityLocationNumber of employeesMain activity
Arriva Autobusy Chrudim 1,000–1,499Urban and suburban passenger transport
Hamzova odborná léčebna pro děti a dospělé Luže 500–999Health care
DAKO-CZ Třemošnice 500–999Manufacture of braking systems for rolling stock
Kovolis HedvikovTřemošnice500–999Casting of metals

Transport

With the exception of a short section of the D35 motorway in the northernmost part of the district, there are no other motorways. The most important road is the I/37 road from Pardubice to Ždírec nad Doubravou.

Sights

Slatinany Castle Pohled na zamek Slatinany z Vrchlickeho ulice.jpg
Slatiňany Castle

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are: [6]

The best-preserved settlements and landscapes, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are: [7]

The most visited tourist destinations are the Vysočina Open Air Museum in Hlinsko, Slatiňany Castle, and Museum of Puppetry Culture in Chrudim. [8]

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 "Land use (as at 31 December)". Public database. Czech Statistical Office . Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  2. 1 2 "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
  3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. "Registr ekonomických subjektů". Business Register (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
  6. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Národní kulturní památky, okres Chrudim". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  7. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Památkové rezervace, Památkové zóny, okres Chrudim". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  8. "Turisté mají v České republice nejraději zoologické zahrady, technické památky, koupání a Pražský hrad" (in Czech). CzechTourism. 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2023-05-10.