Havlíčkův Brod District () is a

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in the

Vysočina Region The Vysočina Region (; ) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Jihlava. The region is located in the central part of the country. It is one of just three in the country (the others being Prague and the Central Boh ...

of the

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. Its capital is the town of Havlíčkův Brod.

Administrative division

Havlíčkův Brod District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Havlíčkův Brod, Chotěboř and Světlá nad Sázavou.

List of municipalities

Towns are marked in bold and market towns in ''italics'': Bačkov - Bartoušov - Bělá - Bezděkov - Bojiště - Boňkov - Borek - Břevnice - Čachotín - Čečkovice - '' Česká Bělá'' -

Chotěboř Chotěboř (; ) is a town in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 9,100 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zon ...

- Chrtníč - Chřenovice - Číhošť - Dlouhá Ves - Dolní Krupá - Dolní Město - Dolní Sokolovec - Druhanov -

Golčův Jeníkov Golčův Jeníkov (; ) is a town in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,800 inhabitants. Administrative division Golčův Jeníkov consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population accor ...

- Habry - '' Havlíčkova Borová'' - Havlíčkův Brod - Herálec - Heřmanice - Hněvkovice - Horní Krupá - Horní Paseka - Hradec - Hurtova Lhota - Jedlá - Jeřišno - Jilem - Jitkov - Kámen - Kamenná Lhota - Klokočov - Knyk - Kochánov - Kojetín - Kouty - Kožlí - Kozlov - Kraborovice - Krásná Hora - Krátká Ves - ''

Krucemburk Krucemburk (in 1949–1993 Křížová; ) is a market town in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants. Administrative division Krucemburk consists of three municipal parts (in brac ...

'' - Kunemil - Květinov -

Kyjov Kyjov (; or ''Geyen'') is a town in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monum ...

- Kynice - Lány -

Ledeč nad Sázavou Ledeč nad Sázavou (; until 1921 Ledeč) is a town in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,700 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Cz ...

- Leškovice - Leština u Světlé - '' Libice nad Doubravou'' - Lípa -

Lipnice nad Sázavou Lipnice nad Sázavou () is a town in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. Administrative division Lipnice nad Sázavou consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population accor ...

- Lučice - Malčín -

Maleč Maleč is a municipality and village in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. Maleč lies approximately north of Havlíčkův Brod, north of Jihlava, and east of Prague ...

- Michalovice - Modlíkov - Nejepín - Nová Ves u Chotěboře - Nová Ves u Leštiny - Nová Ves u Světlé - Okrouhlice - Okrouhlička - Olešenka - Olešná - Ostrov - Oudoleň - Ovesná Lhota - Pavlov - Podmoklany - Podmoky - Pohled -

Pohleď Pohleď is a municipality and village in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The ...

Přibyslav Přibyslav () is a town in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,100 people. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Administrative division Př ...

- Příseka - Prosíčka - Radostín - Rozsochatec - Rušinov - Rybníček - Sázavka - Sedletín - Skorkov - Šlapanov - Skryje - Skuhrov - Slavětín - Slavíkov - Slavníč - Sloupno - Služátky - Sobíňov - '' Štoky'' - Stříbrné Hory -

Světlá nad Sázavou Světlá nad Sázavou (; ) is a town in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,400 inhabitants. It is known for a large women's prison. Administrative division Světlá nad Sázavou consists of 15 ...

- Tis - Trpišovice - '' Uhelná Příbram'' - Úhořilka - '' Úsobí'' - Vepříkov - Veselý Žďár - Věž - Věžnice - '' Vilémov'' - Vilémovice - Víska - Vlkanov - Vysoká - Ždírec -

Ždírec nad Doubravou Ždírec nad Doubravou (until 1950 Ždírec) is a town in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,100 inhabitants. Administrative division Ždírec nad Doubravou consists of eight municipal parts (i ...

- Žižkovo Pole - Zvěstovice

Geography

A hilly landscape is typical for the district. The territory extends into four geomorphological mesoregions: Upper Sázava Hills (most of the territory),

Křemešník Highlands The Křemešník Highlands () are highlands and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mainly in the Vysočina Region, but it also extends into the South Bohemian and Central Bohemian regions. With an area of , it i ...

(southwest),

Iron Mountains The Iron Mountains are a subrange of the Blue Ridge Mountains. These mountains are located around the common meeting point of Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina. A portion of the Appalachian Trail runs the crest of the Iron Mountains ab ...

(northeast) and Křižanov Highlands (small part in the east). The highest point of the district is the hill Melechov in Dolní Město with an elevation of , the lowest point is the river bed of the Doubravka in Zvěstovice 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 28.6% of the district's area. The most important river is the Sázava, which flows across the whole district from east to west. The Doubrava River flows through the northeastern part of the district. The largest body of water is the Řeka fishpond with an area of , built on the Doubrava River. Notable is also Švihov Reservoir, part of which lies on the western district border. Two protected landscape areas extend into the district in the east:

and Žďárské vrchy.

Demographics

Most populated municipalities

Economy

The largest employers with headquarters in Havlíčkův Brod District and at least 500 employees are:

Transport

The D1 motorway from

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

Brno Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making ...

passes through the southern part of the district.

Sights

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are: *Birthplace of Karel Havlíček Borovský in Havlíčkova Borová *

Castle *Štáfl's cottage in Havlíčkův Brod *Glassworks in Tasice *Michal's farm in

*Old Town Hall in Havlíčkův Brod The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument zones, are: *

* Havlíčkova Borová * Havlíčkův Brod *

* Petrovice *

The most visited tourist destination is the Lipnice nad Sázavou Castle.

Notable people

References

External links

Havlíčkův Brod District
– profile on the Czech Statistical Office website {{DEFAULTSORT:Havlickuv Brod Districts of the Vysočina Region