Česká Lípa District () is a district in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Česká Lípa.
Administrative division Česká Lípa District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Česká Lípa and Nový Bor.
List of municipalities Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:
Bezděz - Blatce - Blíževedly - Bohatice - Brniště - Česká Lípa - Chlum - Chotovice - Cvikov - Doksy - Dubá - Dubnice - Hamr na Jezeře - Holany - Horní Libchava - Horní Police - Jestřebí - Kamenický Šenov - Kozly - Kravaře - Krompach - Kunratice u Cvikova - Kvítkov - Luka - Mařenice - Mimoň - Noviny pod Ralskem - Nový Bor - Nový Oldřichov - Okna - Okrouhlá - Pertoltice pod Ralskem - Polevsko - Provodín - Prysk - Radvanec - Ralsko - Skalice u České Lípy - Skalka u Doks - Sloup v Čechách - Slunečná - Sosnová - Stráž pod Ralskem - Stružnice - Stvolínky - Svojkov - Svor - Tachov - Tuhaň - Velenice - Velký Valtinov - Volfartice - Vrchovany - Zahrádky - Zákupy - Žandov - Ždírec
Geography
Česká Lípa District briefly borders Germany in the north. The terrain is very diverse, with large differences in altitude, and hilly landscape prevails. The territory extends into four geomorphological mesoregions: Ralsko Uplands (most of the territory), Central Bohemian Uplands (west), Lusatian Mountains (north) and Jizera Table (small part in the southeast). The highest point of the district is the mountain Luž in Mařenice with an elevation of , the lowest point is the river bed of the Liběchovka Stream in Dubá at .
From the total district area of , agricultural land occupies , forests occupy , and water area occupies . Forests cover 47.2% of the district's area.
The most significant river is the Ploučnice, which flows across the district from east to west. Its longest tributary in the district is the Svitavka. The largest body of water is Lake Mácha.
There are three protected landscape areas: Lužické hory, České středohoří and Kokořínsko – Máchův kraj.
Demographics
Most populous municipalities Name Population Area (km2) Česká Lípa 36,364 66 Nový Bor 11,257 19 Mimoň 6,321 15 Doksy 5,121 75 Cvikov 4,520 45 Kamenický Šenov 3,791 10 Stráž pod Ralskem 3,773 22 Zákupy 2,907 41 Ralsko 2,209 170 Žandov 1,915 27
Economy The largest employers with headquarters in Česká Lípa District and at least 500 employees are:
Economic entity Location Number of employees Main activity Diamo Stráž pod Ralskem 3,000–3,999 Landscape rehabilitation and reclamation Adient Czech Republic Česká Lípa 2,500–2,999 Manufacture of parts for motor vehicles Fehrer Bohemia Česká Lípa 2,000–2,499 Manufacture of parts for motor vehicles Nemocnice s poliklinikou Česká Lípa Česká Lípa 1,000–1,499 Health care Clarios Česká Lípa Česká Lípa 500–999 Manufacture of batteries
Transport There are no motorways in the district territory. The most important roads that pass through the district are the I/13 (part of the European route E442) from Liberec to Karlovy Vary, and the I/9 from Prague to the Czech–German border via Česká Lípa.
Sights
The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are: Bezděz Castle Zákupy Castle Pilgrimage complex with the Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Horní Police
The best-preserved settlements and landscapes, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are:
Janovice (monument reservation) Lhota (monument reservation) Rané (monument reservation) Žďár (monument reservation) Česká Lípa Dubá Kamenický Šenov Nový Bor Zákupy Bukovec Kravaře Kruh Pavlovice Sloup v Čechách Tubož Velenice Vojetín Zahrádecko landscape
The most visited tourist destinations are the Bezděz Castle and Sloup Castle.
Notable people
References
External links
Česká Lípa District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website