Rakovník District () is a

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in the

Central Bohemian Region The Central Bohemian Region ( ; ) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the central part of its historical region of Bohemia. Its administrative centre is in the Czech capital Prague, which lies in the centre of the regio ...

of the

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

. Its capital is the town of

Rakovník Rakovník (, ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Administrative division Rakovník consists o ...

Administrative division

Rakovník District is formed by only one administrative district of municipality with extended competence: Rakovník.

List of municipalities

Towns are marked in bold and market towns in ''italics'': Bdín - Branov - Břežany - Chrášťany - Čistá - Děkov - Drahouš - Hořesedly - Hořovičky - Hracholusky - Hřebečníky - Hředle - Hvozd - Janov -

Jesenice Jesenice (, ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru'', vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 144.) is the tenth-largest town in Slovenia, located in the traditional province of Upper C ...

- Kalivody -

Karlova Ves Karlova Ves (, ) is a borough in the city of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. It is located in the western part of the city close to the river Danube on the slopes of the Little Carpathians mountains and it is part of the Bratislava IV admini ...

- Kněževes - Kolešov - Kolešovice - Kounov - Kozojedy - Krakov - Krakovec - Kroučová - Krty - Krupá -

Krušovice Krušovice is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. Etymology The initial name of the village was Krušejovice. It was derived from the personal name Kr ...

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Křivoklát Křivoklát () is a market town in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. It is known for the medieval Křivoklát Castle, protected as national cultural monument. Administrative div ...

'' - Lašovice - Lišany - Lubná - Lužná - Malinová -

Městečko Městečko is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. Etymology The name literally means 'small town'. Geography Městečko is located about southeast ...

- Milostín - Milý - ''

Mšec Mšec (; ) is a market town in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. Etymology The name is derived from the Czech word ''mšec'' (diminutive from ''mech''), meaning "small moss". Ge ...

'' - Mšecké Žehrovice - Mutějovice - Nesuchyně - Nezabudice - Nové Strašecí - Nový Dům - Olešná - Oráčov - Panoší Újezd - '' Pavlíkov'' - Petrovice - Pochvalov - Přerubenice - Příčina - Přílepy - Pšovlky - Pustověty - Račice -

- Řeřichy - Řevničov -

Roztoky Roztoky (; ) is a town in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 9,100 inhabitants. Etymology The name is derived from , i.e. 'divided stream'. It is a common Czech geographical name for places fo ...

- Ruda - Rynholec - Šanov - Senec - '' Senomaty'' - Šípy - Skryje - '' Slabce'' - Smilovice - Srbeč - Švihov - Svojetín - Sýkořice - Třeboc - Třtice - Václavy - Velká Buková - Velká Chmelištná - Všesulov - Všetaty - Zavidov - Zbečno - Žďár

Geography

Slightly undulating plateaus and hilly landscape are typical for the district. The territory extends into four geomorphological mesoregions: Rakovník Uplands (west),

Plasy Uplands Plasy (; ) is a town in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. It is known for its former monastery of the same name, which is protected as a national cultural monument. Administrative di ...

(southwest),

Křivoklát Highlands Křivoklát () is a market town in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. It is known for the medieval Křivoklát Castle, protected as national cultural monument. Administrative d ...

(southeast) and Džbán (north). The highest point of the district is the hill Vlastec in Skryje with an elevation of , the lowest point is the river bed of the Berounka in Račice at . From the total district area of ,

agricultural land Agricultural land is typically land ''devoted to'' agriculture, the systematic and controlled use of other organism, forms of lifeparticularly the rearing of livestock and production of cropsto produce food for humans. It is generally synonymous ...

occupies , forests occupy , and water area occupies . Forests cover 38.1% of the district's area. The most important river is the

Berounka The Berounka () is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Vltava River. It flows through the Plzeň Region, Plzeň and Central Bohemian Region, Central Bohemian regions to Prague. It is formed by the confluence of the Mže and Radbu ...

, which flows through a valley in the southern part of the district. The other notable watercourses are its tributaries, the Loděnice and

Rakovnický potok The Rakovnický potok is a stream in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Berounka River. It flows through the Central Bohemian Region. It is long. Etymology The name means "Rakovník stream". Characteristic The Rakovnický potok origina ...

, which originate here and supply several fishponds. The largest body of water in the district is Klíčava Reservoir, even if it lies only partially in the district. Křivoklátsko is the only protected landscape area. However, it covers a large part of the district in its southern and eastern parts.

Demographics

Most populated municipalities

Economy

The largest employers with headquarters in Rakovník District and at least 500 employees are:

Transport

The D6 motorway from

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

Karlovy Vary Karlovy Vary (; , formerly also spelled ''Carlsbad'' in English) is a spa town, spa city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 49,000 inhabitants. It is located at the confluence of the Ohře and Teplá (river), Teplá ri ...

, including its unfinished section, passes through the district.

Sights

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are: * Křivoklát Castle * Sokol Hall in

The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument zones, are: *

* Rousínov * Skryje The most visited tourist destination is the Křivoklát Castle.

Notable people

References

External links

Rakovník District
– profile on the Czech Statistical Office website {{DEFAULTSORT:Rakovnik District Districts of the Central Bohemian Region