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Příbram District

Coordinates: 49°40′N 14°9′E / 49.667°N 14.150°E / 49.667; 14.150
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Příbram District
Okres Příbram
District
Location in the Central Bohemian Region within the Czech Republic
Location in the Central Bohemian Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°40′N 14°9′E / 49.667°N 14.150°E / 49.667; 14.150
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
CapitalPříbram
Area
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 • Total1,562.92 km2 (603.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total118,150
 • Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities120
* Towns8
* Market towns2

Příbram District (Czech: okres Příbram) is a district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Příbram.

Administrative division

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Příbram District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Dobříš and Sedlčany.

List of municipalities

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Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:

Bezděkov pod Třemšínem - Bohostice - Bohutín - Borotice - Bratkovice - Březnice - Buková u Příbramě - Bukovany - Čenkov - Cetyně - Chotilsko - Chrást - Chraštice - Čím - Daleké Dušníky - Dlouhá Lhota - Dobříš - Dolní Hbity - Drahenice - Drahlín - Drásov - Drevníky - Drhovy - Dubenec - Dubno - Dublovice - Háje - Hluboš - Hlubyně - Horčápsko - Hudčice - Hřiměždice - Hvožďany - Jablonná - Jesenice - Jince - Kamýk nad Vltavou - Klučenice - Kňovice - Korkyně - Kosova Hora - Kotenčice - Koupě - Kozárovice - Krásná Hora nad Vltavou - Křepenice - Křešín - Láz - Lazsko - Lešetice - Lhota u Příbramě - Malá Hraštice - Milešov - Milín - Modřovice - Mokrovraty - Nalžovice - Narysov - Nečín - Nedrahovice - Nechvalice - Nepomuk - Nestrašovice - Nová Ves pod Pleší - Nové Dvory - Nový Knín - Občov - Obecnice - Obory - Obořiště - Ohrazenice - Osečany - Ostrov - Ouběnice - Pečice - Petrovice - Pičín - Počaply - Počepice - Podlesí - Prosenická Lhota - Příbram - Příčovy - Radětice - Radíč - Rosovice - Rožmitál pod Třemšínem - Rybníky - Sádek - Sedlčany - Sedlec-Prčice - Sedlice - Smolotely - Solenice - Stará Huť - Starosedlský Hrádek - Štětkovice - Suchodol - Svaté Pole - Svatý Jan - Svojšice - Těchařovice - Tochovice - Třebsko - Trhové Dušníky - Tušovice - Velká Lečice - Věšín - Višňová - Volenice - Voznice - Vrančice - Vranovice - Vševily - Vysoká u Příbramě - Vysoký Chlumec - Zalužany - Zbenice - Zduchovice - Županovice

Geography

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Southern part of the district

The landscape is characterized by undulating terrain. From wide valleys in the east, the landscape gradually rises to long ridges and plateaus in the west, and here are the highest elevations in the region. The territory extends into three geomorphological mesoregions: Benešov Uplands (most of the territory), Brdy Highlands (west) and Vlašim Uplands (southeast). The highest point of the district and the whole Central Bohemian Region is the mountain Tok in Obecnice with an elevation of 865 m (2,838 ft), the lowest point is the river bed of the Kocába in Velká Lečice at 265 m (869 ft).

From the total district area of 1,562.9 km2 (603.4 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 746.8 km2 (288.3 sq mi), forests occupy 635.3 km2 (245.3 sq mi), and water area occupies 42.1 km2 (16.3 sq mi). Forests cover 40.6% of the district's area.[1]

The most important river is the Vltava, which flows across the district from south to north. Other notable rivers are the Litavka and Kocába. The Lomnice and Klabava rivers originate here. The most significant bodies of water are the reservoirs Orlík, Kamýk and Slapy, built on the Vltava. There are also relatively many small ponds.

Brdy is the only protected landscape area that extends into the district, in its western part.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869121,761—    
1880127,603+4.8%
1890131,645+3.2%
1900130,488−0.9%
1910124,838−4.3%
YearPop.±%
1921115,632−7.4%
1930108,663−6.0%
195088,733−18.3%
1961104,930+18.3%
1970106,730+1.7%
YearPop.±%
1980111,949+4.9%
1991112,007+0.1%
2001110,650−1.2%
2011112,795+1.9%
2021115,001+2.0%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Most populated municipalities

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Name Population[2] Area (km2)
Příbram 32,992 36
Dobříš 8,867 53
Sedlčany 6,811 36
Rožmitál pod Třemšínem 4,317 53
Březnice 3,538 19
Sedlec-Prčice 2,942 64
Jince 2,451 37
Milín 2,216 24
Nový Knín 2,126 30
Bohutín 2,002 8

Economy

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

Economic entity Location Number of employees Main activity
Regional Hospital Příbram Příbram 1,500–1,999 Health care
Doosan Bobcat EMEA Dobříš 1,500–1,999 Manufacture of machinery and equipment

Transport

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The D4 motorway from Prague to Písek, including its unfinished section, passes through the district.

Sights

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Svatá Hora

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

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

The most visited tourist destination is the Svatá Hora pilgrimage site in Příbram.[8]

Notable people

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Main category: People from Příbram District

References

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  1. ^ a b "Land use (as at 31 December)". Public database. Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  2. ^ a b "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 2023-01-16.
  6. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Národní kulturní památky, okres Příbram". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
  7. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Památkové rezervace, Památkové zóny, okres Příbram". 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 2023-01-19.
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