Rakovník District ( cs, okres Rakovník) is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...

in the

Central Bohemian Region The Central Bohemian Region ( cz, Středočeský kraj, german: Mittelböhmische Region) is an administrative unit ( cz, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the central part of its historical region of Bohemia. Its administrative centre is in ...

of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

. Its capital is the town of

Rakovník Rakovník (, german: Rakonitz) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 15,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrative parts Rakovník ...

Administrative division

Rakovník District is formed by only one administrative district of municipality with extended competence: Rakovník.

List of municipalities

Towns are marked in bold and market towns in ''italics'': Bdín - Branov - Břežany - Chrášťany - Čistá - Děkov - Drahouš - Hořesedly -

Hořovičky Hořovičky (german: Deutsch Horowitz) is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Bukov, Hokov and Vrbice are administra ...

- Hracholusky - Hřebečníky - Hředle - Hvozd - Janov -

Jesenice Jesenice (, german: Aßling''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru'', vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 144.) is a Slovenian town and the seat of the Municipality of Jesenice on the ...

- Kalivody -

Karlova Ves Karlova Ves ( hu, Károlyújfalu, german: Karlsdorf) is a borough in the city of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. It is located in the western part of the city close to the river Danube on the slopes of the Little Carpathians mountains and i ...

- Kněževes - Kolešov - Kolešovice - Kounov - Kozojedy - Krakov - Krakovec - Kroučová - Krty - Krupá - Krušovice - '' Křivoklát'' - Lašovice - Lišany - Lubná - Lužná - Malinová - Městečko - Milostín - Milý - '' Mšec'' - Mšecké Žehrovice - Mutějovice - Nesuchyně - Nezabudice - Nové Strašecí - Nový Dům - Olešná - Oráčov - Panoší Újezd - '' Pavlíkov'' - Petrovice - Pochvalov - Přerubenice - Příčina - Přílepy - Pšovlky - Pustověty - Račice -

- Řeřichy -

Řevničov Řevničov is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants. Geography Řevničov is located about northeast of Rakovník and west of Prague. It lies mostly ...

Roztoky Roztoky (; german: Rostok) is a town in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,600 inhabitants. Geography Roztoky is located north of Prague, in the Prague Plateau. The town lies on the left ba ...

- Ruda - Rynholec - Šanov - Senec - '' Senomaty'' - Šípy - Skryje - '' Slabce'' - Smilovice - Srbeč - Švihov - Svojetín - Sýkořice - Třeboc - Třtice - Václavy - Velká Buková -

Velká Chmelištná Velká Chmelištná is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohe ...

- Všesulov - Všetaty - Zavidov - Zbečno - Žďár

Geography

Slightly undulating plateaus and hilly landscape are typical for the district. The territory extends into four geomorphological mesoregions: Rakovník Uplands (west),

Plasy Uplands Plasy (; german: Plass) is a town in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,800 inhabitants. It is known for its former monastery. Administrative parts Villages of Babina, Horní Hradiště, Lomnička, Neb ...

(southwest),

Křivoklát Highlands Křivoklát (german: Pürglitz) is a market town in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. It is known for the Křivoklát Castle. Administrative parts Villages of Častonice and Pí ...

(southeast) and Džbán (north). The highest point of the district is the hill Vlastec in Skryje with an elevation of , the lowest point is the river basin of the Berounka in Račice at . The most important river is the

Berounka The Berounka is a river in the Czech Republic, long, the biggest left tributary of Vltava, draining an area of . It carries the name Mže () for from its source in Germany, next to the Czech border, until its confluence with the Radbuza in Plze ...

, which flows through a valley in the southern part of the district. The second notable river is the Loděnice, which springs here and supplies several ponds. The largest body of water is Klíčava Reservoir, even if it lies only partially in the district. Křivoklátsko is the only protected landscape area. It covers a large part of the district in its southern and eastern parts.

Demographics

Most populated municipalities

Economy

The largest employers with its headquarters in Rakovník District and at least 500 employers are:

Transport

The D6 motorway from

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli ...

to Karlovy Vary, including its unfinished section, passes through the district.

Sights

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are: *

Křivoklát Castle Křivoklát Castle is located in Central Bohemia, Czech Republic. History Křivoklát was founded in the 12th century, belonging to the kings of Bohemia. During the reign of Přemysl Otakar II a large, monumental royal castle was built, later r ...

Sokol The Sokol movement (, ''falcon'') is an all-age gymnastics organization first founded in Prague in the Czech region of Austria-Hungary in 1862 by Miroslav Tyrš and Jindřich Fügner. It was based upon the principle of " a strong mind in a ...

house in

The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument zones, are: *

* Rousínov * Skryje The most visited tourist destination is the Křivoklát Castle.

References

External links

Rakovník District
profile on the Czech Statistical Office's website {{DEFAULTSORT:Rakovnik District Districts of the Czech Republic