Jindřichův Hradec District () is a

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in the

South Bohemian Region The South Bohemian Region () is an administrative unit (''Regions of the Czech Republic, kraj'') of the Czech Republic, located mostly in the southern part of its historical land of Bohemia, with a small part in southwestern Moravia. The western ...

of the

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. Its capital is the town of

Jindřichův Hradec Jindřichův Hradec (; ) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 21,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservations, urb ...

Administrative division

Jindřichův Hradec District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Jindřichův Hradec, Dačice and Třeboň.

List of municipalities

Towns are marked in bold and market towns in ''italics'':

Báňovice Báňovice () is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central ...

Bednárec Bednárec () is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central E ...

Bednáreček Bednáreček () is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Centra ...

Blažejov Blažejov () is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central E ...

- Bořetín - Březina - Budeč - Budíškovice - Cep -

Červený Hrádek Červený (meaning "red" in Czech) may refer to: People * Frank S. Cerveny (born 1933), sixth bishop of the Episcopal Church in Florida * Jaroslav Červený, Czech footballer * Rudolf Červený, Czech ice hockey player * Václav František Červe ...

České Velenice České Velenice (, , 1938–1945: ''Gmünd III'') is a town in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,700 inhabitants. It lies on the border with Austria and is adjacent to the town of Gmü ...

Český Rudolec Český Rudolec () is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. Český Rudolec lies approximately east of Jindřichův Hradec, east of České Bu ...

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Chlum u Třeboně Chlum u Třeboně () is a market town in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,800 inhabitants. Administrative division Chlum u Třeboně consists of four municipal parts (in brackets popul ...

'' - Číměř -

Cizkrajov Cizkrajov () is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central E ...

Člunek Člunek is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. Člunek lies approximately south-east of Jindřichův Hradec, east of České Budějovice, an ...

Dačice Dačice (; ) is a town in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,200 inhabitants. It lies on the Moravian Thaya River. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultur ...

- Dešná - Deštná -

Dívčí Kopy Dívčí Kopy () is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Centr ...

- Dobrohošť -

Dolní Pěna Dolní Pěna () is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Centra ...

Dolní Žďár Dolní Žďár () is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Cent ...

- Domanín -

Doňov Doňov is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. ...

Drunče Drunče () is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 60 inhabitants. Administrative division Drunče consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population accor ...

- Dunajovice -

Dvory nad Lužnicí Dvory may refer to places: Czech Republic *Dvory (Nymburk District), a municipality and village in the Central Bohemian Region *Dvory (Prachatice District), a municipality and village in the South Bohemian Region *Dvory, and administrative part of ...

Frahelž Frahelž () is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Demographics Notable people *Jack Root John Arthur Root, born as Janos Ruthaly and kno ...

- Hadravova Rosička -

Halámky Halámky () is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Etymology The original German name ''Witschkoberg'' was probably derived from Czech ''Vilč ...

- Hamr -

Hatín Hatín is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Administrative division Hatín consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population accordi ...

- Heřmaneč -

Horní Meziříčko Horní Meziříčko is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants. Horní Meziříčko lies approximately east of Jindřichův Hradec, east of Česk ...

Horní Němčice Horní Němčice is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 90 inhabitants. Horní Němčice lies approximately east of Jindřichův Hradec, east of České Bud� ...

Horní Pěna Horní Pěna () is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. The village of Malíkov nad Nežárkou within the municipality is well preserved and is ...

Horní Radouň Horní Radouň is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Horní Radouň lies approximately north of Jindřichův Hradec, north-east of České ...

Horní Skrýchov Horní Skrýchov is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Cent ...

Horní Slatina Horní Slatina is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants. Horní Slatina lies approximately east of Jindřichův Hradec, east of České Budějo ...

- Hospříz -

Hrachoviště Hrachoviště is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 80 inhabitants. Hrachoviště lies approximately south-west of Jindřichův Hradec, east of České Bud� ...

Hříšice Hříšice is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Hříšice lies approximately east of Jindřichův Hradec, east of České Budějovice, an ...

Jarošov nad Nežárkou Jarošov nad Nežárkou () is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. It lies on the Nežárka River. Jarošov nad Nežárkou lies approximatel ...

- Jilem -

- Kačlehy -

Kamenný Malíkov Kamenný Malíkov () is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 80 inhabitants. Kamenný Malíkov lies approximately north-east of Jindřichův Hradec, north-eas ...

Kardašova Řečice Kardašova Řečice () is a town in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,200 inhabitants. Administrative division Kardašova Řečice consists of three municipal parts (in brackets populat ...

- Klec - Kostelní Radouň -

Kostelní Vydří Kostelní Vydří () is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Kostelní Vydří lies approximately east of Jindřichův Hradec, east of Česk� ...

- Kunžak -

Lásenice Lásenice is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. It lies on the Nežárka River. Lásenice lies approximately south of Jindřichův Hradec, ...

Lodhéřov Lodhéřov () is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. Lodhéřov lies approximately north of Jindřichův Hradec, north-east of České Budě ...

Lomnice nad Lužnicí Lomnice nad Lužnicí () is a town in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,800 inhabitants. Geography Lomnice nad Lužnicí is located about west of Jindřichův Hradec and northeast of ...

- Lužnice - Majdalena -

Nová Bystřice Nová Bystřice (, ) is a town in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,200 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)# ...

Nová Olešná Nová Olešná is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants. Nová Olešná lies approximately east of Jindřichův Hradec, north-east of České B ...

Nová Včelnice Nová Včelnice (until 1950 Nový Etynk-Včelnice; ) is a town in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,200 inhabitants. Geography Nová Včelnice is located about northeast of Jindřichů ...

Nová Ves nad Lužnicí Nová Ves nad Lužnicí () is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. Nová Ves nad Lužnicí lies on the Lužnice River, approximately south of ...

- Novosedly nad Nežárkou -

Okrouhlá Radouň Okrouhlá Radouň is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Okrouhlá Radouň lies approximately north of Jindřichův Hradec, north-east of Č ...

Peč Peč is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. Peč lies approximately east of Jindřichův Hradec, east of České Budějovice, and south-eas ...

Písečné Písečné may refer to places in the Czech Republic: *Písečné (Jindřichův Hradec District), a municipality and village in the South Bohemian Region *Písečné (Žďár nad Sázavou District) Písečné is a municipality and village in Žď� ...

- Pístina -

Plavsko Plavsko is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. Plavsko lies approximately south-west of Jindřichův Hradec, east of České Budějovice, an ...

Pleše Pleše is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Pleše lies approximately west of Jindřichův Hradec, north-east of České Budějovice, and ...

Pluhův Žďár Pluhův Žďár is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. The municipality is known for the Červená Lhota Castle. Administrative division Pluh ...

- Polště - Ponědraž -

Ponědrážka Ponědrážka is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 80 inhabitants. Ponědrážka lies approximately west of Jindřichův Hradec, north-east of České Bud� ...

Popelín Popelín is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. Popelín lies approximately north-east of Jindřichův Hradec, north-east of České Budějo ...

Příbraz Příbraz is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. The centre of the village is well preserved and is protected as a village monument zone. Př ...

Rapšach Rapšach is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. Rapšach lies approximately south of Jindřichův Hradec, east of České Budějovice, and ...

- Ratiboř -

Rodvínov Rodvínov is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. Rodvínov lies approximately north-east of Jindřichův Hradec, north-east of České Budě ...

- Roseč - Rosička -

Slavonice Slavonice (; ) is a town in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,200 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument reservation. Administrat ...

- Smržov - Staňkov -

Staré Hobzí Staré Hobzí is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. Staré Hobzí lies approximately south-east of Jindřichův Hradec, east of České Bud ...

Staré Město pod Landštejnem Staré Město pod Landštejnem () is a market town in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. Administrative division Staré Město pod Landštejnem consists of eight municipal ...

Stráž nad Nežárkou Stráž nad Nežárkou () is a town in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. It lies on the Nežárka River. Administrative division Stráž nad Nežárkou consists of three ...

Strmilov Strmilov () is a town in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants. Administrative division Strmilov consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 20 ...

Stříbřec Stříbřec is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. Stříbřec lies approximately south-west of Jindřichův Hradec, east of České Budějo ...

- Střížovice - Studená - Suchdol nad Lužnicí -

Světce Světce is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants. Světce lies approximately north of Jindřichův Hradec, north-east of České Budějovice, a ...

- Třebětice -

Třeboň Třeboň (; ) is a spa town in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,300 inhabitants. The historic town centre with the castle complex is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monum ...

- Újezdec -

Velký Ratmírov Velký Ratmírov () is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Velký Ratmírov lies approximately north-west of Jindřichův Hradec, north-east ...

Vícemil Vícemil is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 70 inhabitants. Vícemil lies approximately north-west of Jindřichův Hradec, north-east of České Budějov ...

- Višňová -

Vlčetínec Vlčetínec is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 50 inhabitants. Vlčetínec lies approximately north of Jindřichův Hradec, north-east of České Budějo ...

Volfířov Volfířov is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. Volfířov lies approximately east of Jindřichův Hradec, east of České Budějovice, an ...

Vydří Vydří is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants. Vydří lies approximately south-west of Jindřichův Hradec, east of České Budějovice, an ...

- Záblatí - Záhoří - Zahrádky - Žďár - Županovice

Geography

Jindřichův Hradec District is the second largest Czech district with an area of . It borders Austria in the south. About a fifth of the district territory in the east belongs to the historical land of

Moravia Moravia ( ; ) is a historical region in the eastern Czech Republic, roughly encompassing its territory within the Danube River's drainage basin. It is one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia. The medieval and early ...

. The relief is rugged and hilly except in the west, which belongs to a tectonic depression. The territory extends into four geomorphological mesoregions:

Javořice Highlands The Javořice Highlands (, ) is a mountain range in the Czech Republic. The highlands, together with the Jevišovice Highlands threshold, form the Western-Moravian part of Moldanubian Zone - east south part of Bohemian Massif. Geography The Javo ...

(south and centre),

Třeboň Basin The Třeboň Basin () is a structural basin and Geomorphological division of the Czech Republic, geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the South Bohemian Region and it is named after the town of Třeboň. It is known f ...

(west),

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 ...

(north) and

Křižanov Highlands The Křižanov Highlands (, ) is a highland and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mostly in the Vysočina Region. Geomorphology The Křižanov Highlands is a mesoregion of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands within ...

(east). The highest point of the district is a contour line on the mountain

Javořice Javořice () is a mountain in the Javořice Highlands mountain range within the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands in the Czech Republic. With an elevation of , it is the highest mountain of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands and of the Vysočina Region. ...

in Studená with an elevation of , the lowest point is the river bed of the Lužnice 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 39.2% of the district's area. The territory is rich in watercourses and ponds. The most important rivers are the Lužnice and its tributary, the

Nežárka The Nežárka (; ) is a river in the Czech Republic, a right tributary A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly i ...

, both flowing through the western part of the district. The eastern part is drained by the

Moravian Thaya The Moravian Thaya (, ) is a river in the Czech Republic and Austria, a left tributary of the Thaya River. It flows through the Vysočina Region, Vysočina and South Bohemian Region, South Bohemian regions and through Lower Austria. It is long. C ...

. The area of the Třeboň Basin is known for its fishpond system, which includes the largest pond in the country Rožmberk and many other large ponds. The western part of the district is protected as the Třeboňsko Protected Landscape Area.

Demographics

Most populated municipalities

Economy

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

Transport

There are no motorways in the district. The most important roads are I/24 and I/34, 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 ...

through the western part of the district to the border with Austria, and are part of the

European route E49 European route E49 is a road that forms part of the International E-road network. It runs between Magdeburg, Germany, and Vienna, Austria. The road follows the route: * Germany ** : - Magdeburg, Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, ** : ** : - Plauen * Czec ...

Sights

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are: *Jindřichův Hradec Castle *Augustinian monastery with the Church of Saint Giles in Třeboň *

Červená Lhota Castle Červená Lhota () is a Renaissance architecture, Renaissance castle in the South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic. It lies in the village of Červená Lhota in the Pluhův Žďár municipality, about northwest of Jindřichův Hradec. It stands a ...

*Dačice Castle *Třeboň Castle *

Fishponds of the Třeboň Basin The fishponds of the Třeboň Basin or Třeboň fishpond system () are a collection of over five hundred fish ponds. They were constructed from the 13th century onwards in the Třeboň Basin area of Bohemia, now the South Bohemian Region of the ...

*Water saw in Stoječín-Penikov The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are: *

(monument reservation) *

* Hrutkov * Lutová * Malíkov nad Nežárkou * Nová Ves * Pístina * Plačovice *

* Žíteč The most visited tourist destination is the narrow gauge railway line operated by

Jindřichohradecké místní dráhy Jindřichohradecké místní dráhy (''Jindřichův Hradec Local Railways'') was the company which Operated the narrow gauge railway lines from Jindřichův Hradec to Nová Bystřice and Obrataň in the Czech Republic. Both lines are gauge. H ...

Notable people

References

External links

Jindřichův Hradec District
– profile on the Czech Statistical Office website {{DEFAULTSORT:Jindrichuv Hradec District Districts of the South Bohemian Region