Karlovy Vary District

Karlovy Vary District Okres Karlovy Vary
District
Location in the Karlovy Vary Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°14′N12°59′E / 50.233°N 12.983°E / 50.233; 12.983
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Karlovy Vary
Capital	Karlovy Vary
Area [1]
• Total	1,510.73 km2 (583.30 sq mi)
Population  (2024) [2]
• Total	115,183
• Density	76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	55
* Cities and towns	15
* Market towns	0

Karlovy Vary District (Czech : okres Karlovy Vary) is a district in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Karlovy Vary.

Administrative division

Karlovy Vary District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Karlovy Vary and Ostrov.

List of municipalities

Towns are marked in bold:

Abertamy - Andělská Hora - Bečov nad Teplou - Bochov - Boží Dar - Božičany - Bražec - Březová - Černava - Chodov - Chyše - Čichalov - Dalovice - Děpoltovice - Doupovské Hradiště – Hájek - Horní Blatná - Hory - Hroznětín - Jáchymov - Jenišov - Karlovy Vary - Kolová - Krásné Údolí - Krásný Les - Kyselka - Merklín - Mírová - Nejdek - Nová Role - Nové Hamry - Ostrov - Otovice - Otročín - Pernink - Pila - Potůčky - Pšov - Sadov - Šemnice - Smolné Pece - Stanovice - Štědrá - Stráž nad Ohří - Stružná - Teplá - Teplička - Toužim - Útvina - Valeč - Velichov - Verušičky - Vojkovice - Vrbice - Vysoká Pec - Žlutice

Part of the district area belongs to Hradiště Military Training Area.

Geography

Ostrov with Mt. Klínovec in the background

Karlovy Vary District borders Germany in the north. The character of the terrain is very diverse, the landscape alternates between mountainous, hilly and slightly undulating. The territory extends into six geomorphological mesoregions: Ore Mountains (north), Doupov Mountains (east), Sokolov Basin (west), Slavkov Forest (west), Teplá Highlands (south) and Rakovník Uplands (small part in the southeast). The highest point of the district and the entire Karlovy Vary Region is the Klínovec Mountain in Jáchymov with an elevation of 1,244 metres (4,081 ft). The lowest point is the river bed of the Ohře in Stráž nad Ohří at 305 m (1,001 ft).

From the total district area of 1,510.7 km² (583.3 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 534.5 km² (206.4 sq mi), forests occupy 651.3 km² (251.5 sq mi), and water area occupies 26.5 km² (10.2 sq mi). Forests cover 43.1% of the district's area. ^[1]

The most important river is the Ohře, which flows across the territory from west to northeast. Its longest tributaries within the district are the rivers Teplá and Rolava. The southern part of the district is drained by the Střela. The district is also crossed by the Černá in the north. There are no significant bodies of water. The largest body of water is the Žlutice Reservoir.

There is one protected landscape area, located in the west of the district: Slavkovský les.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 121,518 —     1880 135,860 +11.8% 1890 144,443 +6.3% 1900 165,241 +14.4% 1910 181,759 +10.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 173,848 −4.4% 1930 192,522 +10.7% 1950 102,310 −46.9% 1961 119,926 +17.2% 1970 122,305 +2.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 126,086 +3.1% 1991 119,506 −5.2% 2001 118,869 −0.5% 2011 115,415 −2.9% 2021 108,705 −5.8%
Source: Censuses [3] [4]

Most populated municipalities

Name	Population [2]	Area (km2)
Karlovy Vary	49,353	59
Ostrov	15,825	50
Nejdek	7,785	52
Nová Role	4,244	14
Toužim	3,492	99
Jáchymov	2,361	51
Žlutice	2,202	53
Hroznětín	2,107	24
Dalovice	1,993	6
Bochov	1,897	96

Economy

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

Economic entity	Location	Number of employees	Main activity
Regional Hospital Karlovy Vary	Karlovy Vary	2,000–2,499	Health care
Witte Nejdek	Nejdek	1,500–1,999	Manufacture of locks and hinges
Léčebné lázně Jáchymov	Jáchymov	500–999	Health care
Mattoni 1873	Karlovy Vary	500–999	Manufacture of beverages
Vodárny a kanalizace Karlovy Vary	Karlovy Vary	500–999	Water collection, treatment and supply
Thun 1794	Nová Role	500–999	Manufacture of porcelain
Witte Access Technology	Ostrov	500–999	Manufacture of door handles

Transport

The I/6 road, which is the unfinished section of the D6 motorway from Prague to Karlovy Vary and Cheb (part of the European route E48), passes through the district. The I/20 road (part of the European route E49) leads from Karlovy Vary to Plzeň.

Karlovy Vary Airport is located in the district. It is one of the six public international airports in the country.

Sights

Bečov nad Teplou Castle

The Red Tower of Death in Ostrov, the mining cultural landscape Jáchymov and the mining cultural landscape Abertamy – Boží Dar – Horní Blatná were designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2019 as parts of the transnational Ore Mountain Mining Region. ^[6]

The historic city centre of Karlovy Vary with the spa cultural landscape was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2021 as part of the transnational Great Spa Towns of Europe because of its springs and architectural testimony to the popularity of spa towns in Europe during the 18th through 20th centuries. ^[7]

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

• Bečov nad Teplou Castle
• Reliquary of St. Maurus
• Red Tower of Death in Ostrov
• Císařské lázně spa building in Karlovy Vary
• Church of Saint Mary Magdalene in Karlovy Vary
• Mint in Jáchymov
• Mauritius Mine in Abertamy
• Blatenský water ditch

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

• Karlovy Vary (monument reservation)
• Archaeological site in Karlovy Vary-Tašovice (monument reservation)
• Bečov nad Teplou
• Horní Blatná
• Jáchymov
• Ostrov
• Toužim
• Valeč
• Žlutice
• Kojšovice
• Kosmová
• Abertamy – Boží Dar – Horní Blatná – Mining Landscape
• Jáchymov Mining Landscape
• Bečovsko landscape
• Valečsko landscape

The most visited tourist destinations are the Motýlí dům tropical garden in Karlovy Vary, Bečov nad Teplou castle and chateau, Klínovec observation tower, Becherovka visitor's centre in Karlovy Vary, and botanical garden in Bečov nad Teplou. ^[10]

Notable people

Main category: People from Karlovy Vary District

References

1. "Land use (as at 31 December)". Public database. Czech Statistical Office . Retrieved 2023-05-17.
2. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
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 2023-02-22.
6. "Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region". UNESCO . Retrieved 2023-02-22.
7. "The Great Spa Towns of Europe". UNESCO . Retrieved 2023-02-22.
8. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Národní kulturní památky, okres Karlovy Vary". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
9. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Památkové rezervace, Památkové zóny, okres Karlovy Vary". 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 2023-02-21.

External links

• Karlovy Vary District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website