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Plzeň-City District

Coordinates: 49°43′N 13°26′E / 49.717°N 13.433°E / 49.717; 13.433
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Plzeň-City District
Okres Plzeň-město
Location in the Plzeň Region within the Czech Republic
Location in the Plzeň Region within the Czech Republic
Location of Plzeň-City District
Coordinates: 49°43′N 13°26′E / 49.717°N 13.433°E / 49.717; 13.433
Country Czech Republic
RegionPlzeň
CapitalPlzeň
Area
 • Total261.42 km2 (100.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total206,013
 • Density790/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities15
* Cities and towns2
* Market towns0

Plzeň-City District (Czech: okres Plzeň-město) is a district in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Plzeň.

Administrative division

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Plzeň-City District is formed by only one administrative district of municipality with extended competence: Plzeň.

List of municipalities

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Cities and towns are marked in bold:

Dýšina - Chrást - Chválenice - Kyšice - Letkov - Lhůta - Losiná - Mokrouše - Nezbavětice - Nezvěstice - Plzeň - Starý Plzenec - Šťáhlavy - Štěnovický Borek - Tymákov

Geography

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Aerial view of Plzeň

The terrain goes from slightly undulating in the west to hilly in the east. The territory extends into two geomorphological mesoregions: Švihov Highlands (southeast) and Plasy Uplands (northwest). The highest point of the district is the hill Radyně in Starý Plzenec with an elevation of 567 m (1,860 ft), the lowest point is the river bed of the Berounka in Chrást at 290 m (950 ft).

From the total district area of 261.4 km2 (100.9 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 124.0 km2 (47.9 sq mi), forests occupy 65.5 km2 (25.3 sq mi), and water area occupies 6.1 km2 (2.4 sq mi). Forests cover 25.0% of the district's area.[1]

Four significant rivers flow into the district: Mže, Radbuza, Úhlava and Úslava. Their confluence in Plzeň forms the Berounka River, which flows along the district border further to the northeast. The largest body of water is České údolí Reservoir, built on the Radbuza.

There are no large-scale protected areas.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
186940,938—    
188059,005+44.1%
189074,822+26.8%
1900102,720+37.3%
1910124,452+21.2%
YearPop.±%
1921135,538+8.9%
1930150,271+10.9%
1950142,147−5.4%
1961156,191+9.9%
1970168,891+8.1%
YearPop.±%
1980186,593+10.5%
1991188,158+0.8%
2001180,748−3.9%
2011188,045+4.0%
2021193,858+3.1%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Most populated municipalities

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Name Population[2] Area (km2)
Plzeň 185,599 138
Starý Plzenec 5,448 18
Šťáhlavy 2,922 24
Dýšina 1,976 10
Chrást 1,923 10
Nezvěstice 1,454 6
Losiná 1,423 7

Economy

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Plzeň is the economic centre of the entire Plzeň Region. Almost all the largest employers with headquarters in Plzeň-City District and at least 500 employers have their seat in Plzeň, the only exception is KS-Europe in Šťáhlavy. The largest of these companies with at least 1,000 employees are:[5]

Economic entity Number of employees Main activity
University Hospital Plzeň 5,000–9,999 Health care
Pilsner Urquell Brewery 2,500–2,999 Brewery
Škoda Transportation 2,500–2,999 Manufacture of railway vehicles
University of West Bohemia 2,500–2,999 Education
Borgers CS 1,500–1,999 Manufacture of textiles for the automotive industry
City of Plzeň 1,500–1,999 Public administration
Daikin Industries Czech Republic 1,500–1,999 Manufacture of air conditioning technology
HP-Pelzer 1,000–1,499 Automotive industry
JTEKT Czech Republic 1,000–1,499 Automotive industry
KS-Europe 1,000–1,499 Advertising agency
Lasselsberger 1,000–1,499 Manufacture of ceramic tiles
Lidl E-Commerce Logistics 1,000–1,499 Warehousing and storage
Safran Cabin CZ 1,000–1,499 Manufacture of aircraft equipment

Transport

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The D5 motorway (part of the European route E50) from Prague to Plzeň and the Czech-German border passes through the district.

Sights

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Kozel Castle

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]

  • Plzeň (monument reservation)
  • Plzeň-Božkov (monument reservation)
  • Plzeň-Černice (monument reservation)
  • Plzeň-Koterov (monument reservation)
  • Dýšina
  • Kyšice
  • Plzeň-Bezovka
  • Plzeň-Bolevec
  • Plzeň-Bukovec
  • Plzeň-Červený Hrádek
  • Plzeň-Křimice
  • Plzeň-Lobzy
  • Plzeň-Lochotín
  • Plzeň-Radčice
  • Plzeň-Újezd
  • Tymákov

The most visited tourist destinations are the Plzeň Zoo, DinoPark Plzeň, tower of the Cathedral of St. Bartholomew in Plzeň, and Radyně Castle.[8]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Land use (as at 31 December)". Public database. Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  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 2023-02-20.
  6. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Národní kulturní památky, okres Plzeň-město". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  7. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Památkové rezervace, Památkové zóny, okres Plzeň-město". 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 2023-02-20.
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