Domažlice District () is a district in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Domažlice.
Administrative division Domažlice District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Domažlice and Horšovský Týn.
List of municipalities Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:
Babylon - Bělá nad Radbuzou - Blížejov - Brnířov - Čermná - Česká Kubice - Chocomyšl - Chodov - Chodská Lhota - Chrastavice - Díly - Domažlice - Drahotín - Draženov - Hlohová - Hlohovčice - Hora Svatého Václava - Horšovský Týn - Hostouň - Hradiště - Hvožďany - Kanice - Kaničky - Kdyně - Klenčí pod Čerchovem - Koloveč - Kout na Šumavě - Křenovy - Libkov - Loučim - Luženičky - Meclov - Mezholezy (former Domažlice District) - Mezholezy (former Horšovský Týn District) - Milavče - Mířkov - Mnichov - Močerady - Mrákov - Mutěnín - Nemanice - Němčice - Nevolice - Nová Ves - Nový Kramolín - Osvračín - Otov - Pařezov - Pasečnice - Pec - Pelechy - Poběžovice - Pocinovice - Poděvousy - Postřekov - Puclice - Rybník - Semněvice - Spáňov - Srbice - Srby - Staňkov - Stráž - Tlumačov - Trhanov - Úboč - Újezd - Únějovice - Úsilov - Velký Malahov - Vidice - Vlkanov - Všepadly - Všeruby - Zahořany - Ždánov
Geography
Domažlice District borders Germany in the west. The terrain is hilly and along the state border, the landscape is mountainous. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Upper Palatine Forest (west), Podčeskoleská Hills (north and centre), Plasy Uplands (northeast), Cham-Furth Depression (south) and Švihov Highlands (east). The highest point of the district is the mountain Čerchov in Pec with an elevation of . The lowest point is the river bed of the Radbuza in Staňkov at .
From the total district area of , agricultural land occupies , forests occupy , and water area occupies . Forests cover 37.7% of the district's area.
The only important river is the Radbuza, which springs in the western part of the district and flows across the district to east. The Chamb also springs here. There are no large bodies of water in the territory. The largest is the Mezholezský Pond with an area of .
There is one protected landscape area: the southern half of Český les.
Demographics
Most populous municipalities Name Population Area (km2) Domažlice 10,973 25 Kdyně 5,132 29 Horšovský Týn 5,098 71 Staňkov 3,363 21 Bělá nad Radbuzou 1,733 83 Blížejov 1,561 25 Poběžovice 1,541 28 Klenčí pod Čerchovem 1,409 18 Hostouň 1,224 39 Meclov 1,220 32
Economy The largest employers with headquarters in Domažlice District and at least 500 employees are:
Economic entity Location Number of employees Main activity Palasino Group Česká Kubice 500–999 Gambling and betting activities Domažlice Hospital Domažlice 500–999 Health care Gerresheimer Horšovský Týn Horšovský Týn 500–999 Manufacture of plastic products
Transport There are no motorways passing through the district. The most important road is the I/26 from Plzeň to the Czech–German border via Horšovský Týn.
Sights
The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are: Horšovský Týn Castle Augustinian monastery in Mnichov-Pivoň Poběžovice Castle
The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are:
Domažlice (monument reservation) Horšovský Týn (monument reservation) Poběžovice Kanice Klenčí pod Čerchovem Pocinovice Stráž Trhanov
The most visited tourist destination is the Horšovský Týn Castle.
Notable people
Notes
References
External links
Domažlice District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website