Chrudim District

Map of the Czech Republic highlighting Chrudim District

Chrudim District (Okres Chrudim in Czech) is district (okres) within Pardubice Region (Pardubický kraj) of the Czech Republic. Its capital is city of Chrudim.

Overview

Area of Chrudim District is 1,030 km², it has 104 748 inhabitants. The district has mostly flat terrain with slopes of Iron Mountains (Železné hory) appearing on the south. Seč dam (Sečská přehrada) is the largest water surface in region (2.2 km²), Chrudimka is the longest river in region (104 km). Industrial centres are Chrudim (mechanical engineering, textile, food industry), Hlinsko (electrotechnical, textile) and Skuteč (textile). Climatic conditions and terrain make the area convenient for agriculture.

Tourism is concentrated on Seč dam and historical architecture. Of note is historical centre of Chrudim, hippology museum in Slatiňany, castles Košumberk, Lichnice, Rychmburk and Oheb, war memorial in Ležáky and Skansen Veselý Kopec.

Among notable persons associated with the district are inventor Josef Ressel, composers Zdeněk Fibich and Vítězslav Novák, writers Karel Václav Rais and Jaroslav Vrchlický, painters Antonín Slavíček, Antonin Chittussi and Adolf Kosárek.

Geography and agriculture

As of December 31 2003 the district area is 1,029.67 km², including:

• 61,86% of land is used for agriculture, from which 74,54% is arable land (46,11% of district area)
• 38,14% is not used for agriculture, from which 73,65% are forests (28,09% of district area)

Demography

As of June 30 2005:

• 8 cities and 105 villages
• population density:102 inhabitants/km²
• 53,94% of people live in cities

Employment

(2003)

Education

(2003)

Health service

(2003)

Complete list of municipalities

Cities are bolded.

Chrudim - Běstvina - Biskupice - Bítovany - Bojanov - Bor u Skutče - Bořice - Bousov - Bylany - Ctětín - Čankovice - České Lhotice - Dědová - Dolní Bezděkov - Dřenice - Dvakačovice - Hamry - Heřmanův Městec - Hlinsko - Hluboká - Hodonín - Holetín - Honbice - Horka - Horní Bradlo - Hošťalovice - Hrochův Týnec - Hroubovice - Chrast - Chroustovice - Jeníkov - Jenišovice - Kameničky - Kladno - Klešice - Kněžice - Kočí - Kostelec u Heřmanova Městce - Krásné - Krouna - Křižanovice - Lány - Leština - Leštinka - Libkov - Liboměřice - Licibořice - Lipovec - Lozice - Lukavice - Luže - Míčov-Sušice - Miřetice - Mladoňovice - Morašice - Mrákotín - Nabočany - Načešice - Nasavrky - Nové Hrady - Orel - Ostrov - Otradov - Perálec - Podhořany u Ronova - Pokřikov - Prachovice - Proseč - Prosetín - Předhradí - Přestavlky - Raná - Rabštejnská Lhota - Ronov nad Doubravou - Rosice - Rozhovice - Řepníky - Řestoky - Seč - Skuteč - Slatiňany - Smrček - Sobětuchy - Stolany - Stradouň - Střemošice - Studnice - Svídnice - Svratouch - Tisovec - Trhová Kamenice - Trojovice - Třemošnice - Třibřichy - Tuněchody - Úherčice - Úhřetice - Vápenný Podol - Včelákov - Vejvanovice - Vinary - Vítanov - Vojtěchov - Vortová - Vrbatův Kostelec - Všeradov - Vysočina - Vyžice - Zaječice - Zájezdec - Zderaz - Žlebské Chvalovice - Žumberk

Sources

• Statistics about the Czech Republic

External links

• Chrudim region - tourist, history, cultura, photos, news, maps, real estates, discussion groups (in Czech)
• List of municipalities of the Chrudim District

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