Hradec Králové 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

Hradec Králové Region Hradec Králové Region (, ) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic located in the north-eastern part of the historical region of Bohemia. It is named after its capital Hradec Králové. The region neighbours the Pardubice Region in t ...

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 city of

Hradec Králové Hradec Králové (; ) is a city of the Czech Republic. It has about 94,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Hradec Králové Region. The historic centre of Hradec Králové is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech R ...

Administrative division

Hradec Králové District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Hradec Králové and Nový Bydžov.

List of municipalities

Cities and towns are marked in bold: Babice – Barchov – Běleč nad Orlicí – Benátky – Blešno – Boharyně – Černilov – Černožice –

Chlumec nad Cidlinou Chlumec nad Cidlinou (; ) is a town in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,600 inhabitants. Administrative division Chlumec nad Cidlinou consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets popu ...

– Chudeřice – Čistěves – Divec – Dobřenice – Dohalice –

Dolní Přím Dolní Přím is a municipality and village in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. Administrative division Dolní Přím consists of five municipal parts (in brackets popul ...

– Habřina – Hlušice – Hněvčeves – Holohlavy – Hořiněves –

– Hrádek – Humburky – Hvozdnice – Jeníkovice – Jílovice – Káranice – Klamoš – Kobylice – Kosice – Kosičky – Králíky – Kratonohy – Kunčice – Ledce – Lejšovka – Lhota pod Libčany – Libčany – Libníkovice – Librantice – Libřice – Lišice – Lochenice – Lodín – Lovčice – Lužany – Lužec nad Cidlinou – Máslojedy – Měník – Mlékosrby – Mokrovousy – Myštěves – Mžany – Neděliště –

Nechanice Nechanice (; ) is a town in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,500 inhabitants. Administrative division Nechanice consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to th ...

– Nepolisy – Nové Město – Nový Bydžov – Obědovice – Ohnišťany – Olešnice – Osice – Osičky – Petrovice –

Písek Písek (; ) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 31,000 inhabitants. The town is known for the oldest bridge in the country. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument z ...

– Prasek – Praskačka – Předměřice nad Labem – Převýšov – Pšánky – Puchlovice – Račice nad Trotinou – Radíkovice – Radostov – Roudnice – Sadová – Šaplava – Sendražice – Skalice – Skřivany – Sloupno – Smidary – Smiřice – Smržov – Sovětice – Stará Voda – Starý Bydžov – Stěžery –

Stračov Stračov is a municipality and village in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Administrative division Stračov consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population accor ...

– Střezetice – Světí – Syrovátka – Těchlovice – Třebechovice pod Orebem – Třesovice – Urbanice – Vinary – Vrchovnice – Všestary – Výrava – Vysoká nad Labem – Vysoký Újezd – Zachrašťany – Zdechovice –

Geography

The terrain consists of slightly undulating landscape, transitioning to extensive plains. The territory extends into three geomorphological mesoregions: East Elbe Table (most of the territory), Orlice Table (east) and

Central Elbe Table The Central Elbe Table () is a plateau and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mostly in the Central Bohemian Region, but due to its size, it also extends to other regions. The axis of the plateau is the Elbe River, ...

(small part in the southwest). The highest point of the district is the hill Svíb in Máslojedy with an elevation of , the lowest point is the river bed of the Cidlina in Olešnice 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 16.7% of the district's area. The territory is rich in watercourses. The most significant river is the

Elbe The Elbe ( ; ; or ''Elv''; Upper Sorbian, Upper and , ) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Republic), then Ge ...

, which passes through the eastern part of the district. The

Orlice The Orlice (, ) is a river in the Czech Republic, with a brief stretch in Poland. It is a left tributary of the Elbe River. It flows through the Hradec Králové Region. It is formed by the confluence of the Divoká Orlice and Tichá Orlice rivers ...

joins the Elbe in Hradec Králové. The western part of the territory is drained by the

Cidlina The Cidlina () is a river in the Czech Republic, a right tributary of the Elbe River. It originates in the Liberec Region, but flows mainly through the Hradec Králové and Central Bohemian regions. It is long. Etymology According to one theory ...

, which heads to the Elbe outside the district. A notable river is the Bystřice, a tributary of the Cidlina. No significant bodies of water are found in the area. Flooded quarries after sand mining are typical for the district. There are no large-scale protected areas.

Demographics

Most populated municipalities

Economy

The largest employers with headquarters in Hradec Králové District and at least 500 employees are:

Transport

The D11 motorway (part of the

European route E67 European route E 67 is an E-road running from Prague in the Czech Republic to Estonia and by ferry to Finland. It goes via Prague, Wrocław, Warsaw, Kaunas, Panevėžys, Riga, Tallinn, Helsinki. The route is known as the Via Baltica ...

), which leads 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 ...

to Hradec Králové and continues to the Czech-Polish border, passes through the district.

Sights

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are: * Museum of Eastern Bohemia *Chapel of the Epiphany in Smiřice *

Probošt's mechanical Christmas crib Probošt's Mechanical Christmas Crib () is a wooden mechanical nativity scene that was made by Josef Probošt (1849–1926), Josef Kapucián (1841–1908) and Josef Friml (1861–1946).Zemanová. ''Třebechovický Proboštův betlém''. p. 156. T ...

* Hrádek u Nechanic Castle The best-preserved settlements and landscapes, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are: *

(includes both a monument reservation and a monument zone) * Nový Bydžov *

Libeň Libeň () is a cadastral area and district of Prague, Czech Republic. It was incorporated into Prague in 1901. Places * Praha-Libeň railway station Demographics People * Reinhard Heydrich, assassinated here * Herz Homberg, born here ...

* Vysočany *Battlefield of the Battle of Königgrätz The most visited tourist destinations are the Hrádek u Nechanic Castle and White Tower in Hradec Králové.

Notable people

References

External links

Hradec Králové District
– profile on the Czech Statistical Office website {{DEFAULTSORT:Hradec Kralove District Districts of the Hradec Králové Region