Havlíčkův Brod District ( cs, okres Havlíčkův Brod) is a

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in the Vysočina Region of the

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. Its capital is the town of

Havlíčkův Brod Havlíčkův Brod (, until 1945 Německý Brod; german: Deutschbrod) is a town in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law ...

Administrative division

Havlíčkův Brod District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Havlíčkův Brod, Chotěboř and Světlá nad Sázavou.

List of municipalities

Towns are marked in bold and market towns in ''italics'': Bačkov - Bartoušov - Bělá - Bezděkov - Bojiště - Boňkov - Borek - Břevnice - Čachotín - Čečkovice - '' Česká Bělá'' - Chotěboř - Chrtníč -

Chřenovice Chřenovice is a municipality and village in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants. Chřenovice lies approximately north-west of Havlíčkův Brod, north-west of Jihlava, and so ...

- Číhošť - Dlouhá Ves - Dolní Krupá - Dolní Město - Dolní Sokolovec - Druhanov -

Golčův Jeníkov Golčův Jeníkov (; german: Goltsch-Jenikau) is a town in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,700 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Kobylí Hlava, Nasavrky, Římovice, Sirákovice, ...

- Habry - ''

Havlíčkova Borová Havlíčkova Borová (until 1949 Borová; german: Borau) is a market town in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants. It is known as the birthplace of Karel Havlíček Borovský. The ...

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- Herálec - Heřmanice - Hněvkovice - Horní Krupá - Horní Paseka - Hradec - Hurtova Lhota - Jedlá - Jeřišno - Jilem - Jitkov - Kámen - Kamenná Lhota - Klokočov - Knyk - Kochánov - Kojetín - Kouty - Kozlov - Kožlí - Kraborovice - Krásná Hora - Krátká Ves - '' Krucemburk'' - Kunemil - Květinov - Kyjov - Kynice - Lány -

Ledeč nad Sázavou Ledeč nad Sázavou (; until 1921 Ledeč) is a town in the Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,800 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban m ...

- Leškovice - Leština u Světlé - '' Libice nad Doubravou'' - Lípa - Lipnice nad Sázavou - Lučice - Malčín - Maleč - Michalovice - Modlíkov - Nejepín - Nová Ves u Chotěboře - Nová Ves u Leštiny - Nová Ves u Světlé - Okrouhlice - Okrouhlička - Olešenka - Olešná - Ostrov - Oudoleň - Ovesná Lhota - Pavlov - Podmoklany - Podmoky - Pohled - Pohleď - Přibyslav - Příseka - Prosíčka - Radostín - Rozsochatec - Rušinov - Rybníček - Sázavka - Sedletín - Skorkov - Šlapanov - Skryje - Skuhrov - Slavětín - Slavíkov - Slavníč - Sloupno - Služátky - Sobíňov - '' Štoky'' - Stříbrné Hory - Světlá nad Sázavou -

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- Trpišovice - '' Uhelná Příbram'' - Úhořilka - '' Úsobí'' - Vepříkov - Veselý Žďár - Věž - Věžnice - '' Vilémov'' - Vilémovice - Víska - Vlkanov - Vysoká - Ždírec - Ždírec nad Doubravou - Žižkovo Pole - Zvěstovice

Geography

A hilly landscape is typical for the district. The territory extends into four geomorphological mesoregions: Upper Sázava Hills (most of the territory),

Křemešník Highlands Křemešník is a mountain in the municipality of Nový Rychnov in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. The mountain lies near the town of Pelhřimov and is part of Bohemian-Moravian Highlands. With an elevation of above sea level, it is ...

(southwest), Iron Mountains (northeast) and Křižanov Highlands (small part in the east). The highest point of the district is the hill Melechov in Dolní Město with an elevation of , the lowest point is the river basin of the Doubravka in Zvěstovice at . The most important river is the Sázava, which flows across the whole district from east to west. The largest body of water is the Řeka pond. Notable is also Švihov Reservoir, which lies on the western border of the district. Two protected landscape areas extends into the district in the east: Iron Mountains and

Žďárské vrchy Žďárské vrchy (german: Saarer Bergland) is a mountain range in the Czech Republic. It is located in the northwest part of Upper Svratka Highlands which is part of Bohemian-Moravian Highlands and has an area of 485.78 sq km. The highest peak ...

Demographics

Most populated municipalities

Economy

The largest employers with its headquarters in Havlíčkův Brod District and at least 500 employers are:

Transport

The D1 motorway from

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli ...

to Brno passes through the southern part of the district.

Sights

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are: *Birthplace of

Karel Havlíček Borovský Karel Havlíček Borovský (; Borová, today ''Havlíčkova Borová;'' 31 October 1821 – 29 July 1856) was a Czech writer, poet, critic, politician, journalist, and publisher. Early life and education He lived and studied at the Gymnasium ...

* Lipnice nad Sázavou Castle *Štáfl's cottage in

*Glassworks in Tasice *Michal's farm in Pohleď The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument zones, are: * Chotěboř *

* Petrovice * Přibyslav The most visited tourist destination is the Lipnice nad Sázavou Castle.

References

External links

Havlíčkův Brod District
profile on the Czech Statistical Office's website {{DEFAULTSORT:Havlickuv Brod Districts of the Czech Republic