Kolín District () is a district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Kolín.
Administrative division Kolín District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Kolín and Český Brod.
List of municipalities Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:
Barchovice - Bečváry - Bělušice - Břežany I - Břežany II - Býchory - Cerhenice - Černíky - Červené Pečky - Český Brod - Chotutice - Choťovice - Chrášťany - Církvice - Dobřichov - Dolní Chvatliny - Dománovice - Doubravčice - Drahobudice - Grunta - Horní Kruty - Hradešín - Jestřabí Lhota - Kbel - Klášterní Skalice - Klučov - Kolín - Konárovice - Kořenice - Kouřim - Krakovany - Křečhoř - Krupá - Krychnov - Kšely - Libenice - Libodřice - Lipec - Lošany - Malotice - Masojedy - Mrzky - Nebovidy - Němčice - Nová Ves I - Ohaře - Ovčáry - Pašinka - Pečky - Plaňany - Pňov-Předhradí - Polepy - Polní Chrčice - Polní Voděrady - Poříčany - Přehvozdí - Přistoupim - Přišimasy - Radim - Radovesnice I - Radovesnice II - Ratboř - Ratenice - Rostoklaty - Skvrňov - Starý Kolín - Svojšice - Tatce - Tismice - Toušice - Třebovle - Tři Dvory - Tuchoraz - Tuklaty - Týnec nad Labem - Uhlířská Lhota - Veletov - Velim - Velký Osek - Veltruby - Vitice - Volárna - Vrátkov - Vrbčany - Žabonosy - Zalešany - Zásmuky - Ždánice - Žehuň - Žiželice
Geography
The district is located in an agricultural and deforested landscape, which is mostly flat and belongs to the Polabí region. The territory extends into three geomorphological mesoregions: Central Elbe Table (most of the territory), Upper Sázava Hills (southeastern part) and East Elbe Table (small northeastern part). The highest point of the district is the hill Kamenný vrch in Barchovice with an elevation of , the lowest point is the river basin of the Elbe in Pňov-Předhradí at .
From the total district area of , agricultural land occupies , forests occupy , and water area occupies . Forests cover 12.7% of the district's area.
The most important river is the Elbe, however, the longest river within the territory is the Výrovka. A short section of the Klejnárka River before its confluence with the Elbe is also located in the district.
There are no large-scale protected areas.
Demographics
Most populous municipalities Name Population Area (km2) Kolín 33,392 35 Český Brod 7,355 20 Pečky 4,951 11 Velký Osek 2,666 11 Velim 2,215 16 Zásmuky 2,182 24 Týnec nad Labem 2,173 16 Červené Pečky 2,098 16 Žiželice 2,002 19 Kouřim 1,981 14
Economy The largest employers with headquarters in Kolín District and at least 500 employees are:
Economic entity Location Number of employees Main activity Toyota Motor Manufacturing Czech Republic Kolín 3,000–3,999 Automobile manufacture Regional Hospital Kolín Kolín 2,000–2,499 Health care
Transport The D11 motorway from Prague to Hradec Králové passes through the northern part of the district.
Sights
The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are: Church of Saint Bartholomew in Kolín Town fortifications in Kouřim
The best-preserved settlements and archaeological sites, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are: Kolín (monument reservation) Tumuli near Libodřice (monument reservation) Český Brod Kouřim Týnec nad Labem
The most visited tourist destination is the Regional Museum in Kolín.
Notable people
Notes
References
External links
Kolín District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website