Český Krumlov District () is a

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in the

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of the

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. Its capital is the town of

Český Krumlov Český Krumlov (; , ''Böhmisch Krumau'') is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 13,000 inhabitants. It is known as a tourist centre, which is among the most visited places in the country. The historic centre ...

Administrative division

Český Krumlov District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Český Krumlov and Kaplice.

List of municipalities

Towns are marked in bold and market towns in ''italics'': Benešov nad Černou - '' Besednice'' - Bohdalovice - Brloh -

Bujanov Bujanov () is a municipality and village in Český Krumlov District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. Bujanov lies approximately south-east of Český Krumlov, south of České Budějovice, and s ...

Černá v Pošumaví Černá v Pošumaví (until 1950 Černá; ) is a municipality and village in Český Krumlov District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. It is a popular summer resort. Administrative division Černá ...

- Chlumec - Chvalšiny -

Dolní Dvořiště Dolní Dvořiště () is a municipality and village in Český Krumlov District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants. Administrative division Dolní Dvořiště consists of eight municipal parts (in b ...

- Dolní Třebonín - '' Frymburk'' -

Holubov Holubov () is a municipality and village in Český Krumlov District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. Administrative division Holubov consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population acc ...

- Horní Dvořiště - Horní Planá - ''

Hořice na Šumavě Hořice na Šumavě () is a market town in Český Krumlov District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. The historic centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Mo ...

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Kájov Kájov () is a municipality and village in Český Krumlov District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants. Administrative division Kájov consists of ten municipal parts (in brackets population accordin ...

Kaplice Kaplice (; ) is a town in Český Krumlov District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,500 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Administrative division ...

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Křemže Křemže () is a market town in Český Krumlov District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,000 inhabitants. Administrative division Křemže consists of ten municipal parts (in brackets population according to the ...

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Lipno nad Vltavou Lipno nad Vltavou () is a municipality and village in Český Krumlov District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. It is a popular summer resort. Administrative division Lipno nad Vltavou consists of t ...

Loučovice Loučovice () is a municipality and village in Český Krumlov District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants. Administrative division Loučovice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population ...

Malonty Malonty () is a municipality and village in Český Krumlov District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants. Malonty lies approximately south-east of Český Krumlov, south of České Budějovice, and ...

Malšín Malšín () is a municipality and village in Český Krumlov District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Malšín lies approximately south of Český Krumlov, south-west of České Budějovice, and ...

- Mirkovice - Mojné - Netřebice - Nová Ves - Omlenice - Pohorská Ves - Polná na Šumavě - Přední Výtoň - ''

Přídolí Přídolí () is a market town in Český Krumlov District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. Administrative division Přídolí consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to ...

'' - Přísečná -

Rožmberk nad Vltavou Rožmberk nad Vltavou () is a town in Český Krumlov District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. The urban area with Rožmberk Castle is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech ...

- Rožmitál na Šumavě - Soběnov - Srnín - Střítež - Světlík -

Velešín Velešín (; ) is a town in Český Krumlov District the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,900 inhabitants. Administrative division Velešín consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 ...

Větřní Větřní () is a town in Český Krumlov District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,800 inhabitants. It is known for its paper industry. Administrative division Větřní consists of eight municipal parts (in brac ...

- Věžovatá Pláně -

Vyšší Brod Vyšší Brod (; ) is a town in Český Krumlov District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,600 inhabitants. It is the southernmost municipality in the Czech Republic. Vyšší Brod Monastery, an important historica ...

- Zlatá Koruna - Zubčice - Zvíkov Part of the district territory belongs to Boletice Military Training Area.

Geography

Český Krumlov District is the southernmost Czech district, bordering Austria in the south. The relief is very varied and goes from mountainous areas in the south to a relatively flat landscape in the northeast, with high average elevations. The territory extends into four geomorphological mesoregions:

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(most of the territory),

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(southwest),

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(southeast) and Gratzen Foothills (a strip running from northeast to south). The highest point of the district is the mountain Smrčina in Horní Planá with an elevation of , the lowest point is the river bed of the Vltava in

at . From the total district area of ,

agricultural land Agricultural land is typically land ''devoted to'' agriculture, the systematic and controlled use of other organism, forms of lifeparticularly the rearing of livestock and production of cropsto produce food for humans. It is generally synonymous ...

occupies , forests occupy , and water area occupies . Forests cover 48.9% of the district's area. The most important river is the

Vltava The Vltava ( , ; ) is the longest river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Elbe River. It runs southeast along the Bohemian Forest and then north across Bohemia, through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice, and Prague. It is com ...

, which flows from west to southeast and then turns north. The eastern part of the territory is drained by the

Malše The Malše () is a river in the Czech Republic and Austria, a right tributary of the Vltava River. It flows through Upper Austria and the South Bohemian Region. It is long. Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Malch. The land thro ...

, a tributary of the Vltava. Although there are not many bodies of water here, the

Lipno Reservoir The Lipno Reservoir () is a dam and hydroelectric plant constructed along the Vltava River in the Czech Republic. It is the largest water area in the Czech Republic. History Due to frequent flooding and subsequent damage, the Vltava River in Sou ...

is built on the Vltava, which is the largest body of water in the Czech Republic. The west of the territory is protected within the Šumava Protected Landscape Area, the easternmost edge of the

Šumava National Park The Šumava National Park (, usually shortened as NP Šumava), or Bohemian Forest National Park, is a national park in the South Bohemian regions of the Czech Republic along the border with Germany (where the smaller adjacent Bavarian Forest Na ...

also reaches here in a small part. In the north there is the Blanský Les Protected Landscape Area.

Demographics

Most populated municipalities

Economy

The largest employers with headquarters in Český Krumlov District and at least 500 employees are:

Transport

There are no motorways in the district. The most important road is the I/3 road, which leads from

České Budějovice České Budějovice (; ) is a city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 97,000 inhabitants. The city is located in the valley of the Vltava River, at its confluence with the Malše. České Budějovice is the largest ...

to the border with Austria and is part of the

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Sights

The historic centre of

was designated a

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in 1992 because of its well-preserved Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architecture. The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are: *

Český Krumlov Castle Český Krumlov Castle () is a castle in Český Krumlov in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It dates back to 1253 when the first castle was built by the Vítkovci family, the main branch of the powerful Bohemian family Rosenberg ...

* Church of Saint Vitus in Český Krumlov *Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in

Vyšší Brod Monastery Vyšší Brod Monastery (; ) or Hohenfurth Abbey () is a Catholic monastery in the Czech Republic. Description As one of the most important historical landmarks of South Bohemia, the monastery is recognized as a cultural monument by the Minis ...

* Zlatá Koruna Monastery *

Rožmberk Castle Rožmberk () is a castle situated in South Bohemia near Rožmberk nad Vltavou in the Czech Republic. Considered one of the oldest castles in Bohemia, it stands on a promontory carved out on three sides by the river Vltava. It was first mentioned ...

*Baroque theatre in Český Krumlov Castle *Homestead No. 3 in Krnín * Záviš's Cross in

*Schwarzenberg Canal (partly) The best-preserved settlements and localities, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are: *

(monument reservation) *Archaeological site in Třísov (monument reservation) * Benešov nad Černou *

-Plešivec * Chvalšiny *

* Čertyně * Krnín * Mirkovice * Pernek * Rojšín * Zlatá Koruna The most visited tourist destinations are the Treetop Walkway in

, and Český Krumlov Castle.

Notable people

References

External links

Český Krumlov District
– profile on the Czech Statistical Office website {{DEFAULTSORT:Cesky Krumlov District Districts of the South Bohemian Region