Benešov District () 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, municip ...

in the

Central Bohemian Region The Central Bohemian Region ( ; ) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the central part of its historical region of Bohemia. Its administrative centre is in the Czech capital Prague, which lies in the centre of the regio ...

of the

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

. Its capital is the town of Benešov.

Administrative division

Benešov District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Benešov, Vlašim and Votice.

List of municipalities

Towns are marked in bold and market towns in ''italics'': Benešov – Bernartice – Bílkovice – Blažejovice – Borovnice – Bukovany – Bystřice – Čakov – '' Čechtice'' – Čerčany – Červený Újezd – '' Český Šternberk'' – Chářovice – Chleby – Chlístov – Chlum – Chmelná – Chocerady – Choratice – Chotýšany – Chrášťany – Ctiboř – Čtyřkoly – Děkanovice – '' Divišov'' – Dolní Kralovice – Drahňovice – Dunice – Heřmaničky – Hradiště – Hulice – Hvězdonice – Jankov – Javorník – Ješetice – Jinošice – Kamberk – Keblov – Kladruby – Kondrac – Kozmice – Křečovice – Krhanice – '' Křivsoudov'' – Krňany – Kuňovice – Lešany – Libež – Litichovice – Loket – '' Louňovice pod Blaníkem'' – Lštění – '' Maršovice'' – Mezno – Miličín – Miřetice – Mnichovice – Mrač – Načeradec – Nespeky – '' Netvořice'' – '' Neustupov'' – Neveklov – Olbramovice – Ostrov – Ostředek – Pavlovice – Petroupim – Popovice – Poříčí nad Sázavou – Postupice – Pravonín – Přestavlky u Čerčan – Psáře – Pyšely – Rabyně – Radošovice – Rataje – Ratměřice – Řehenice – Řimovice – Sázava – Šetějovice – Slověnice – Smilkov – Snět – Soběhrdy – Soutice – Stranný – Strojetice – Střezimíř – Struhařov – Studený – Tehov – Teplýšovice – Tichonice – Tisem – Tomice – Třebešice – Trhový Štěpánov – Týnec nad Sázavou –

Václavice Václavice is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. Administrative division Václavice consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population accordin ...

– Veliš – Vlašim – Vodslivy – Vojkov – Votice – Vracovice – Vranov – '' Vrchotovy Janovice'' – Všechlapy – Vysoký Újezd – Xaverov – '' Zdislavice'' – Zvěstov

Geography

A rugged and hilly landscape is typical for the district. The territory extends into three geomorphological mesoregions:

Benešov Uplands The Benešov Uplands or Benešov Hills () are uplands and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mostly in the Central Bohemian Region. It belongs to the largest mesoregions in the country. It is named after Benešov ...

(north), Vlašim Uplands (south) and

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 ...

(smaller part in the east). The highest point of the district is the Mezivrata hill in Neustupov with an elevation of , the lowest point is the Štěchovice Reservoir in Krňany at . The area is rich in watercourses and ponds. The most important river is the Sázava, which forms the north and northeast boundary of the district before crossing it on the northwest. Other important rivers of the district area its tributaries Blanice and Želivka. Slapy and

Štěchovice Štěchovice is a market town in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,200 inhabitants. Administrative division Štěchovice consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according ...

reservoirs, built on 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 ...

River, form the western boundary of the district. The largest body of water is Švihov Reservoir, built on the Želivka. It is the fourth largest reservoir in the country. 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 28.1% of the district's area. Blaník is the only protected landscape area in the district, covering the surrounding area of the eponymous mountain.

Demographics

Most populated municipalities

Economy

The largest employers with headquarters in Benešov 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 northern and eastern part of the district. The European route E55 separates from it, which passes across the district and continues as D3 motorway in its south.

Sights

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are: * Sázava Monastery * Konopiště Castle * Český Šternberk Castle The best-preserved settlement, which is the only one protected as a monument zone, is Načeradec. The most visited tourist destination is the Konopiště Castle.

Notable people

References

External links

Benešov District
profile on the Czech Statistical Office's website {{DEFAULTSORT:Benesov District Districts of the Central Bohemian Region