Tábor 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

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

Tábor Tábor (; ) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 34,000 inhabitants, making it the second most populated town in the region. The town was founded by the Hussites in 1420. The historic town centre is well pres ...

Administrative division

Tábor District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Tábor and Soběslav.

List of municipalities

Towns are marked in bold and market towns in ''italics'': Balkova Lhota -

Bechyně Bechyně (; ) is a town in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,800 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, ur ...

- Bečice - Běleč - Borkovice - '' Borotín'' - Bradáčov - Březnice - Budislav - Černýšovice - Chotěmice - Chotoviny - Choustník - Chrbonín - Chýnov - Dírná - Dlouhá Lhota - Dobronice u Bechyně - Dolní Hořice - Dolní Hrachovice - Dráchov - Drahov - Dražice - Dražičky - Drhovice - Haškovcova Lhota - Hlasivo - Hlavatce - Hodětín - Hodonice - Jedlany - Jistebnice - Katov - Klenovice - Komárov -

Košice Košice is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of approximately 230,000, Košice is the second-largest cit ...

- Košín - Krátošice - Krtov - Libějice - Lom - '' Malšice'' - Mažice - Meziříčí - Mezná - Mladá Vožice - Mlýny - Myslkovice - Nadějkov - Nasavrky - Nemyšl - Nová Ves u Chýnova - Nová Ves u Mladé Vožice - Oldřichov -

Opařany Opařany () is a municipality and village in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants. Administrative division Opařany consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according t ...

- Planá nad Lužnicí - Pohnánec - Pohnání -

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

- Přehořov - Psárov - Radenín - Radětice - Radimovice u Tábora - Radimovice u Želče - Radkov - Rataje - Ratibořské Hory - Řemíčov - Řepeč - Řípec - Rodná - Roudná - Šebířov - Sedlečko u Soběslavě - Sezimovo Ústí - Skalice - Skopytce - Skrýchov u Malšic - Slapsko - Slapy - Smilovy Hory -

Soběslav Soběslav (; ) is a town in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,100 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, ur ...

- '' Stádlec'' - Sudoměřice u Bechyně - Sudoměřice u Tábora - Sviny - Svrabov -

- Třebějice - Tučapy - Turovec - Ústrašice - Val - Vesce - Veselí nad Lužnicí - Vilice - Vlastiboř - Vlčeves - Vlkov - Vodice - Zadní Střítež - Záhoří - Zálší - Želeč - Zhoř u Mladé Vožice - Zhoř u Tábora - Žíšov Zlukov - Zvěrotice

Geography

Most of the territory is characterized by an undulating landscape that turns into the tectonic depression in the south. The territory extends into four geomorphological mesoregions: Tábor Uplands (west and centre), Vlašim Uplands (north),

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 ...

(east) and Třeboň Basin (south). The highest point of the district is the hill Batkovy in Pohnání 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 29.5% of the district's area. The territory is rich in watercourses and ponds. The most important river is the Lužnice, which flows into the territory in the south, flows through it and turns to the southwest. In the south, 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 ...

flows into it. The area of the Třeboň Basin is known for its fishpond system, including the Horusický rybník, which is the second largest pond in the country with an area of . There are also many ponds in the rest of the district territory. A small part of the protected landscape area of Třeboňsko extends into the district in the south.

Demographics

Most populated municipalities

Economy

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

Transport

The D3 motorway, part of

European route E55 European route E55 is an E-route. It starts in southern Sweden, crosses the Øresund strait to Denmark, and passes through more water (the western Baltic Sea) to reach continental Europe on Rostock, Germany. Thence it continues further southwar ...

leading from Prague to České Budějovice, runs across the district.

Sights

The most important monuments in the district, protected as Cultural monument (Czech Republic), national cultural monuments, are: *Sezimovo Ústí#Sights, Kozí hrádek Castle in Sezimovo Ústí *Tábor#Main square, Old Town Hall in Tábor *Tábor#Town fortifications, Kotnov Castle with Bechyňská Gate in Tábor *Stádlec Suspension Bridge *Bechyně Bridge *Altar Wings of Roudníky *Tábor#Ecclesiastical buildings, Monastery with the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Tábor-Klokoty The best-preserved settlements, protected as Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservations, monument reservations and Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, monument zones, are: *

(monument reservation) *Zálší (Tábor District), Klečaty (monument reservation) * Komárov (monument reservation) * Mažice (monument reservation) * Vlastiboř (monument reservation) * Zálší (monument reservation) *Vlastiboř (Tábor District), Záluží (monument reservation) *

*Sudoměřice u Bechyně, Bechyňská Smoleč *Hlavatce (Tábor District), Debrník *Soběslav, Nedvědice *Jistebnice, Ounuz *Vlastiboř (Tábor District), Svinky The most visited tourist destinations are the Tábor Zoo and Hussite Museum in Tábor.

Notable people

References

External links

Tábor District
– profile on the Czech Statistical Office website {{DEFAULTSORT:Tabor District Tábor District, Districts of the South Bohemian Region