Pelhřimov District ( cs, okres Pelhřimov) is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...

in the

Vysočina Region The Vysočina Region (; cs, Kraj Vysočina "Highlands Region", , ) is an administrative unit ( cs, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located partly in the south-eastern part of the historical region of Bohemia and partly in the south-west of the his ...

of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

. Its capital is the town of Pelhřimov.

Administrative division

Pelhřimov District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Pelhřimov, Humpolec and Pacov.

List of municipalities

Towns are marked in bold and market towns in ''italics'': Arneštovice - Bácovice - Bělá - Bohdalín - Bořetice - Bořetín - '' Božejov'' - Bratřice - Budíkov - Buřenice - Bystrá - Čáslavsko - Častrov - Čejov - Čelistná - Černov - Černovice - Červená Řečice - Cetoraz - Chýstovice - Chyšná - Čížkov - Dehtáře - Dobrá Voda - Dobrá Voda u Pacova - Dubovice - Důl - Eš - Hojanovice - Hojovice - Horní Cerekev - Horní Rápotice - Horní Ves - Hořepník -

Hořice Hořice (, also known as Hořice v Podkrkonoší; german: Horschitz) is a town in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,600 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Březovice, Chlum, Chvalina, ...

- Humpolec - Jankov - Ježov - Jiřice - Kaliště - Kámen - Kamenice nad Lipou - Kejžlice - Koberovice - Kojčice - Komorovice - Košetice - Krasíkovice - Křeč - Křelovice - Křešín - Leskovice - Lesná - Lhota-Vlasenice - Libkova Voda - Lidmaň - Litohošť - '' Lukavec'' - Martinice u Onšova - Mezilesí - Mezná - Mladé Bříště - Mnich - Moraveč - Mysletín - Nová Buková - '' Nová Cerekev'' - '' Nový Rychnov'' - Obrataň - Olešná - Ondřejov - Onšov - Pacov - Pavlov - Pelhřimov - Píšť -

Počátky Počátky (german: Potschatek) is a town in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,500 inhabitants. It is situated on both sides of the historical Bohemian-Moravian border. The historic town centre is we ...

- Polesí - Pošná - Proseč - Proseč pod Křemešníkem - Putimov - Řečice - Rodinov - Rovná - Rynárec - Salačova Lhota - Samšín - Sedlice - Senožaty - Staré Bříště - Stojčín - Střítež - Střítež pod Křemešníkem - Svépravice - Syrov - Těchobuz - Těmice - Ústrašín - Útěchovice - Útěchovice pod Stražištěm - Útěchovičky - Včelnička - Velká Chyška - Velký Rybník - Veselá - Věžná - Vojslavice - Vokov - Vyklantice - Vyskytná -

Vysoká Lhota Vysoká Lhota is a municipality and village in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. As of 2022, it has 16 inhabitants and it is the least populated municipality of the country. With an average age of 64.1, it is also ...

- Vystrkov -

Zachotín Zachotín is a municipality and village in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Zachotín lies approximately north-east of Pelhřimov, north-west of Jihlava, and south-east of Pragu ...

- Zajíčkov -

Želiv Želiv (german: Seelau) is a municipality and village in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants. Želiv lies approximately north of Pelhřimov, north-west of Jihlava, and south-east ...

- Zhořec - Žirov - Žirovnice - Zlátenka

Geography

The landscape is very rugged, with an average altitude mostly between 550 and 600 m. The climate of the district is harsh and cold for most of the year. Almost entire territory lies in the geomorphological mesoregion of

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 ...

, only a small part in the southeast belongs into the Křižanov Highlands. The highest point of the district is the hill Křemešník in Nový Rychnov with an elevation of , the lowest point is the river basin of the Želivka in

at . There are only small river. The most important river is the Želivka, which springs here and flows to the north. In the south flows the Kamenice, a tributary of the Nežárka. The southernmost part of Švihov Reservoir, one of the largest reservoirs in the country built on the Želivka, is located in the northern part of the district. A notable body of water in the district is also Trnávka Reservoir. There are no protected landscape areas, only small-scale protected areas.

Demographics

Most populated municipalities

Economy

The largest employers with its headquarters in Pelhřimov 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 northern part of the district.

Sights

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

Monastery * Červená Řečice Castle The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are: * Pelhřimov (monument reservation) * Červená Řečice * Kamenice nad Lipou * Pacov *

* Zhoř The most visited tourist destination is the Museum of Records and Curiosities in Pelhřimov.

References

External links

Pelhřimov District
profile on the Czech Statistical Office's website {{DEFAULTSORT:Pelhrimov District Districts of the Czech Republic