Mladá Boleslav District () is a district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Mladá Boleslav.
Administrative division Mladá Boleslav District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Mladá Boleslav and Mnichovo Hradiště.
List of municipalities Cities and towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:
Bakov nad Jizerou - Bělá pod Bezdězem - Benátky nad Jizerou - Bezno - Bílá Hlína - Bítouchov - Boreč - Boseň - Bradlec - Branžež - Březina - Březno - Březovice - Brodce - Bukovno - Čachovice - Charvatce - Chocnějovice - Chotětov - Chudíř - Čistá - Ctiměřice - Dalovice - Dlouhá Lhota - Dobrovice - Dobšín - Dolní Bousov - Dolní Krupá - Dolní Slivno - Dolní Stakory - Domousnice - Doubravička - Horky nad Jizerou - Horní Bukovina - Horní Slivno - Hrdlořezy - Hrušov - Husí Lhota - Jabkenice - Jivina - Jizerní Vtelno - Josefův Důl - Katusice - Klášter Hradiště nad Jizerou - Kluky - Kněžmost - Kobylnice - Kochánky - Kolomuty - Koryta - Košátky - Kosmonosy - Kosořice - Kováň - Kovanec - Krásná Ves - Krnsko - Kropáčova Vrutice - Ledce - Lhotky - Lipník - Loukov - Loukovec - Luštěnice - Mečeříž - Mladá Boleslav - Mnichovo Hradiště - Mohelnice nad Jizerou - Mukařov - Němčice - Nemyslovice - Nepřevázka - Neveklovice - Niměřice - Nová Telib - Nová Ves u Bakova - Obrubce - Obruby - Pěčice - Pětikozly - Petkovy - Písková Lhota - Plazy - Plužná - Předměřice nad Jizerou - Přepeře - Prodašice - Ptýrov - Rabakov - Rohatsko - Rokytá - Rokytovec - Řepov - Řitonice - Sedlec - Semčice - Sezemice - Skalsko - Skorkov - Smilovice - Sojovice - Sovínky - Strašnov - Strážiště - Strenice - Sudoměř - Sukorady - Tuřice - Ujkovice - Velké Všelisy - Veselice - Vinařice - Vinec - Vlkava - Vrátno - Všejany - Žďár - Zdětín - Žerčice - Židněves
Geography
The northern part of the district is relatively hilly, the southern part is flat. The territory extends into three geomorphological mesoregions: Jizera Table (most of the territory), Jičín Uplands (northeastern part) and Central Elbe Table (small southern part). The highest point of the district is the hill Mužský in Boseň with an elevation of , the lowest point is the river bed of the Jizera in Skorkov at .
From the total district area of , agricultural land occupies , forests occupy , and water area occupies . Forests cover 38.1% of the district's area.
The most important river is the Jizera, which flows across the entire territory. Its longest tributary within the district is the Klenice. The western part of the district is poor in streams and bodies of water, which are mostly concentrated in the eastern part of the district. The largest bodies of water are the fishponds Komárovský (54 ha), Červenský (45 ha) and Žabakor (45 ha).
Bohemian Paradise is the only protected landscape area that extends into the district, in its northeastern part.
Demographics
Most populous municipalities Name Population Area (km2) Mladá Boleslav 47,874 29 Mnichovo Hradiště 9,123 34 Benátky nad Jizerou 7,963 36 Kosmonosy 5,437 11 Bakov nad Jizerou 5,355 27 Bělá pod Bezdězem 4,815 63 Dobrovice 3,643 25 Dolní Bousov 3,059 24 Luštěnice 2,369 15 Kněžmost 2,346 40
Economy The largest employers with headquarters in Mladá Boleslav District and at least 500 employeers are:
Economic entity Location Number of employees Main activity Škoda Auto Mladá Boleslav 10,000+ Automobile manufacture Regional Hospital Mladá Boleslav Mladá Boleslav 2,000–2,499 Health care Emerge Bakov nad Jizerou 500–999 Automotive industry TTD Tereos Dobrovice 500–999 Sugar and alcohol manufacture Psychiatric Hospital Kosmonosy Kosmonosy 500–999 Health care Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies Mladá Boleslav 500–999 Automotive industry Mahle Behr Mnichovo Hradiště 500–999 Automotive industry Würth Nepřevázka 500–999 Wholesale trade
Transport The D10 motorway from Prague to Turnov passes through the district.
Sights
The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are: Mnichovo Hradiště Castle Church of Saint Nicholas in Vinec Secondary Industrial School in Mladá Boleslav
The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are:
Mužský (monument reservation) Víska (monument reservation) Bělá pod Bezdězem Benátky nad Jizerou Mladá Boleslav Mnichovo Hradiště Březinka Kluky Loukov Skalsko Střehom
The most visited tourist destination is the Škoda Auto Museum in Mladá Boleslav.
Notable people
References
External links
Mladá Boleslav District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website