Trutnov District () is a district in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Trutnov.
Administrative division Trutnov District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Trutnov, Dvůr Králové nad Labem and Vrchlabí.
List of municipalities Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:
Batňovice - Bernartice - Bílá Třemešná - Bílé Poličany - Borovnice - Borovnička - Čermná - Černý Důl - Chotěvice - Choustníkovo Hradiště - Chvaleč - Dolní Branná - Dolní Brusnice - Dolní Dvůr - Dolní Kalná - Dolní Lánov - Dolní Olešnice - Doubravice - Dubenec - Dvůr Králové nad Labem - Hajnice - Havlovice - Horní Brusnice - Horní Kalná - Horní Maršov - Horní Olešnice - Hostinné - Hřibojedy - Janské Lázně - Jívka - Klášterská Lhota - Kocbeře - Kohoutov - Královec - Kuks - Kunčice nad Labem - Lampertice - Lánov - Lanžov - Libňatov - Libotov - Litíč - Malá Úpa - Malé Svatoňovice - Maršov u Úpice - Mladé Buky - Mostek - Nemojov - Pec pod Sněžkou - Pilníkov - Prosečné - Radvanice - Rtyně v Podkrkonoší - Rudník - Špindlerův Mlýn - Stanovice - Staré Buky - Strážné - Suchovršice - Svoboda nad Úpou - Třebihošť - Trotina - Trutnov - Úpice - Velké Svatoňovice - Velký Vřešťov - Vilantice - Vítězná - Vlčice - Vlčkovice v Podkrkonoší - Vrchlabí - Zábřezí-Řečice - Žacléř - Zdobín - Zlatá Olešnice
Geography
Trutnov District borders Poland in the north. The territory of the district has a highly fragmented terrain with large differences in height. The mountain massif in the north gradually turns into uplands that continues to the south of the district. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Giant Mountains (north), Giant Mountains Foothills (centre), Broumov Highlands (northeast), Jičín Uplands (south) and East Elbe Table (small part in the south). The highest point of the district and of the entire country is the mountain Sněžka in Pec pod Sněžkou with an elevation of , the lowest point is the river bed of the Elbe in Kuks at .
From the total district area of , agricultural land occupies , forests occupy , and water area occupies . Forests cover 47.0% of the district's area.
The most important river is the Elbe, which originates here and crosses the territory from northwest to south. The Úpa also originates here, flows through the eastern part of the district and flows into the Elbe outside the district. Other notable rivers that originate here, but soon after leave the territory, are the Bóbr and Bystřice. The area is poor in bodies of water. The largest body of water is the Les Království Reservoir.
Most of the Giant Mountains area of the district is protected as the Krkonoše National Park and belongs to the most valuable area of the country thanks to a significant amount of rare flora and fauna. In the east, the Broumovsko Protected Landscape Area extends into the district.
Demographics
Most populous municipalities Name Population Area (km2) Trutnov 29,337 103 Dvůr Králové nad Labem 15,316 36 Vrchlabí 12,028 28 Úpice 5,379 15 Hostinné 4,082 8 Žacléř 3,097 22 Rtyně v Podkrkonoší 2,841 14 Mladé Buky 2,301 27 Rudník 1,993 43 Svoboda nad Úpou 1,923 8
Economy The largest employers with headquarters in Trutnov District and at least 500 employees are:
Economic entity Location Number of employees Main activity Vitesco Technologies Czech Republic Trutnov 4,000–4,999 Manufacture of electrical equipment Juta Dvůr Králové nad Labem 2,000–2,499 Manufacture of technical and industrial textiles Regional Hospital Trutnov Trutnov 1,000–1,499 Health care TE Connectivity Trutnov Trutnov 1,000–1,499 Manufacture of electronic components Státní léčebné lázně Janské Lázně Janské Lázně 500–999 Health care ARGO-HYTOS Vrchlabí 500–999 Manufacture of components for the hydraulic industry
Transport There are no motorways passing through the district. The most important roads are the I/14 from Náchod to Liberec, the I/16 from Jičín to the Czech–Polish border, and the I/37, which connects Trutnov with the D11 motorway.
Sights
The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are: Kuks Hospital Braun's Nativity Scene near Kuks in Hřibojedy and Stanovice Dřevěnka Inn in Úpice Les Království Reservoir in Bílá Třemešná and Nemojov Hostinné Town Hall
The best-preserved settlements and landscapes, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are:
Baroque complex in Kuks (monument reservation) Dvůr Králové nad Labem Hostinné Pilníkov Trutnov Vrchlabí Žacléř Chotěborky Jívka-Dolní Vernéřovice Malá Úpa-Šímovy Chalupy Pec pod Sněžkou-Modrý Důl Pec pod Sněžkou-Velké Tippeltovy Boudy Radvanice
Five of the ten most visited tourist destinations of the Hradec Králové Region are located in Trutnov District. The most visited tourist destinations are Safari Park Dvůr Králové, Sněžka–Pec pod Sněžkou cable car, Krkonoše Tree Top Trail in Janské Lázně, Baroque complex in Kuks, and hiking trail from Špindlerův Mlýn-Jelení Boudy to Sněžka.
Notable people
References
External links
Trutnov District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website