Plzeň-South District () is a district in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Plzeň. The most populous town of the district is Přeštice.
Administrative division Plzeň-South District is divided into four administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Blovice, Nepomuk, Přeštice and Stod.
List of municipalities Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:
Blovice - Bolkov - Borovno - Borovy - Buková - Bukovec - Čečovice - Černovice - Chlum - Chlumčany - Chlumy - Chocenice - Chotěšov - Čižice - Čížkov - Čmelíny - Dnešice - Dobřany - Dolce - Dolní Lukavice - Drahkov - Holýšov - Honezovice - Horní Kamenice - Horní Lukavice - Horšice - Hradec - Hradiště - Jarov - Kasejovice - Kbel - Klášter - Kotovice - Kozlovice - Kramolín - Kvíčovice - Letiny - Lisov - Líšina - Louňová - Lužany - Měcholupy - Merklín - Mileč - Milínov - Míšov - Mladý Smolivec - Mohelnice - Nebílovy - Nekvasovy - Nepomuk - Netunice - Neuměř - Neurazy - Nezdice - Nezdřev - Nová Ves - Nové Mitrovice - Oplot - Oselce - Otěšice - Polánka - Prádlo - Předenice - Přestavlky - Přeštice - Příchovice - Ptenín - Radkovice - Roupov - Řenče - Seč - Sedliště - Skašov - Soběkury - Spálené Poříčí - Srby - Štěnovice - Štichov - Stod - Střelice - Střížovice - Tojice - Třebčice - Týniště - Únětice - Útušice - Ves Touškov - Vlčí - Vlčtejn - Vrčeň - Všekary - Vstiš - Zdemyslice - Zemětice - Žákava - Ždírec - Žinkovy - Životice
Geography
The terrain is hilly, most of the territory has the character of highlands. The territory extends into four geomorphological mesoregions: Švihov Highlands (most of the territory), Plasy Uplands (west and northwest), Blatná Uplands (southeast) and Brdy Highlands (northeast). The highest point of the district is the mountain Nad Marastkem in Čížkov with an elevation of . The lowest point is the river bed of the Radbuza in Dobřany at .
From the total district area of , agricultural land occupies , forests occupy , and water area occupies . Forests cover 32.0% of the district's area.
The territory is rich in watercourses. There are three important rivers that cross the district from south to north: Radbuza, Úhlava and Úslava. The Lomnice briefly crosses the district in the east. There are no significant bodies of water in the district.
Brdy is the protected landscape area that extends into the territory in the east.
Demographics
Most populous municipalities Name Population Area (km2) Přeštice 6,757 25 Dobřany 6,483 35 Holýšov 5,436 29 Blovice 4,258 29 Stod 3,694 20 Nepomuk 3,538 12 Chotěšov 3,051 27 Spálené Poříčí 3,034 58 Chlumčany 2,419 9 Štěnovice 2,356 8
Economy The largest employers with headquarters in Plzeň-South District and at least 500 employees are:
Economic entity Location Number of employees Main activity MD Elektronik Chotěšov 2,000–2,499 Manufacture of electrical equipment International Automotive Components Group Přeštice 2,000–2,499 Automotive industry Dobřany Psychiatric Hospital Dobřany 1,000–1,499 Health care Vishay Electronic Přeštice 1,000–1,499 Manufacture of electrical equipment Murr CZ Stod 1,000–1,499 Manufacture of electrical equipment Stod Hospital Stod 500–999 Health care
Transport The D5 motorway (part of the European route E50) from Prague to Plzeň and the Czech–German border briefly passes through the district. The other important roads in the district are the I/27 (part of European route E53) from Plzeň to the Czech–German border via Klatovy, and the I/20 (part of European route E49) from Karlovy Vary to Plzeň and Písek.
Sights
The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are: Church of Saint Nicholas in Čečovice Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Přeštice Chotěšov Abbey
The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument zones, are: Dobřany Spálené Poříčí Lipnice Mítov Řesanice Zahrádka
The most visited tourist destination is the Chotěšov Abbey.
Notable people
Notes
References
External links
Plzeň-South District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website