Plzeň-City District
Okres Plzeň-město
District
Location in the Plzeň Region within the Czech Republic
Location in the Plzeň Region within the Czech Republic
Location of Plzeň-City District
Coordinates: 49°43′N 13°26′E / 49.717°N 13.433°E / 49.717; 13.433
Country Czech Republic
RegionPlzeň
CapitalPlzeň
Area
[1]
 • Total261.42 km2 (100.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
 • Total201,517
 • Density770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities15
* Cities and towns2
* Market towns0

Plzeň-City District (Czech: okres Plzeň-město) is a district in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Plzeň.

Administrative division

Plzeň-City District is formed by only one administrative district of municipality with extended competence: Plzeň.

List of municipalities

Cities and towns are marked in bold:

Dýšina - Chrást - Chválenice - Kyšice - Letkov - Lhůta - Losiná - Mokrouše - Nezbavětice - Nezvěstice - Plzeň - Starý Plzenec - Šťáhlavy - Štěnovický Borek - Tymákov

Geography

Aerial view of Plzeň

The terrain goes from slightly undulating in the west to hilly in the east. The territory extends into two geomorphological mesoregions: Švihov Highlands (southeast) and Plasy Uplands (northwest). The highest point of the district is the hill Radyně in Starý Plzenec with an elevation of 567 m (1,860 ft), the lowest point is the river bed of the Berounka in Chrást at 290 m (950 ft).

From the total district area of 261.4 km2 (100.9 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 124.0 km2 (47.9 sq mi), forests occupy 65.5 km2 (25.3 sq mi), and water area occupies 6.1 km2 (2.4 sq mi). Forests cover 25.0% of the district's area.[1]

Four significant rivers flow into the district: Mže, Radbuza, Úhlava and Úslava. Their confluence in Plzeň forms the Berounka River, which flows along the district border further to the northeast. The largest body of water is České údolí Reservoir, built on the Radbuza.

There are no large-scale protected areas.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
186940,938—    
188059,005+44.1%
189074,822+26.8%
1900102,720+37.3%
1910124,452+21.2%
YearPop.±%
1921135,538+8.9%
1930150,271+10.9%
1950142,147−5.4%
1961156,191+9.9%
1970168,891+8.1%
YearPop.±%
1980186,593+10.5%
1991188,158+0.8%
2001180,748−3.9%
2011188,045+4.0%
2021193,858+3.1%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Most populated municipalities

Name Population[2] Area (km2)
Plzeň181,240138
Starý Plzenec5,41418
Šťáhlavy2,92224
Dýšina1,97710
Chrást1,88010
Nezvěstice1,4666
Losiná1,4027

Economy

Plzeň is the economic centre of the entire Plzeň Region. Almost all the largest employers with headquarters in Plzeň-City District and at least 500 employers have their seat in Plzeň, the only exception is KS-Europe in Šťáhlavy. The largest of these companies with at least 1,000 employees are:[5]

Economic entity Number of employees Main activity
University Hospital Plzeň5,000–9,999Health care
Pilsner Urquell Brewery2,500–2,999Brewery
Škoda Transportation2,500–2,999Manufacture of railway vehicles
University of West Bohemia2,500–2,999Education
Borgers CS1,500–1,999Manufacture of textiles for the automotive industry
City of Plzeň1,500–1,999Public administration
Daikin Industries Czech Republic1,500–1,999Manufacture of air conditioning technology
HP-Pelzer1,000–1,499Automotive industry
JTEKT Czech Republic1,000–1,499Automotive industry
KS-Europe1,000–1,499Advertising agency
Lasselsberger1,000–1,499Manufacture of ceramic tiles
Lidl E-Commerce Logistics1,000–1,499Warehousing and storage
Safran Cabin CZ1,000–1,499Manufacture of aircraft equipment

Transport

The D5 motorway (part of the European route E50) from Prague to Plzeň and the Czech-German border passes through the district.

Sights

Kozel Castle

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:[6]

The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are:[7]

  • Plzeň (monument reservation)
  • Plzeň-Božkov (monument reservation)
  • Plzeň-Černice (monument reservation)
  • Plzeň-Koterov (monument reservation)
  • Dýšina
  • Kyšice
  • Plzeň-Bezovka
  • Plzeň-Bolevec
  • Plzeň-Bukovec
  • Plzeň-Červený Hrádek
  • Plzeň-Křimice
  • Plzeň-Lobzy
  • Plzeň-Lochotín
  • Plzeň-Radčice
  • Plzeň-Újezd
  • Tymákov

The most visited tourist destinations are the Plzeň Zoo, DinoPark Plzeň, tower of the Cathedral of St. Bartholomew in Plzeň, and Radyně Castle.[8]

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 "Land use (as at 31 December)". Public database. Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  2. 1 2 "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  3. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Plzeň-město" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
  4. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. ↑ "Registr ekonomických subjektů". Business Register (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  6. ↑ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Národní kulturní památky, okres Plzeň-město". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  7. ↑ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Památkové rezervace, Památkové zóny, okres Plzeň-město". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  8. ↑ "Turisté mají v České republice nejraději zoologické zahrady, technické památky, koupání a Pražský hrad" (in Czech). CzechTourism. 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
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