Rakovník District ( cs, okres Rakovník) is a district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Rakovník.

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 Bdín is a municipality and village in Rakovník District Rakovník District ( cs, okres Rakovník) is a district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Rakovník. Administrative division Rakovník Distri ...

Branov Branov is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Bran, meaning "Bran's (court)". Geography Brano ...

- Břežany - Chrášťany - Čistá -

Děkov Děkov is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Administrative parts The villages of Nová Ves and Vlkov are administrative parts of Děkov. Etymology ...

Drahouš Drahouš is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 80 inhabitants. Administrative parts The village of Tlestky and the hamlet of Svatý Hubert are administrative parts ...

Hořesedly Hořesedly (german: Horosedl) 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 consists of the words ''hoře'' ('above') and ''sedět'' ('to ...

- Hořovičky - Hracholusky -

Hřebečníky Hřebečníky is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it ...

- Hředle - Hvozd - Janov - Jesenice -

Kalivody Kalivody is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is b ...

- Karlova Ves - Kněževes -

Kolešov Kolešov is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants. Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Koleš, meaning "Koleš's (court)". Geography Ko ...

Kolešovice Kolešovice is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants. Administrative parts The villages of Heřmanov and Zderaz are administrative parts of Kolešovice. ...

- Kounov - Kozojedy -

Krakov Krakov is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bo ...

Krakovec Krakovec is a municipality and village in Rakovník District Rakovník District ( cs, okres Rakovník) is a district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Rakovník. Administrative division Rakovník Dis ...

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Krušovice Krušovice is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. Geography Krušovice is located about north of Rakovník and west of Prague. It lies mostly in the ...

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Křivoklát Křivoklát (german: Pürglitz) 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 Křivoklát Castle. Administrative parts Villages of Častonice and Pí ...

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Lašovice Lašovice is a municipality and village in Rakovník District Rakovník District ( cs, okres Rakovník) is a district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Rakovník. Administrative division Rakovník Di ...

- Lišany - Lubná - Lužná - Malinová - Městečko - Milostín -

Milý Milý is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. References

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Mšec Mšec (; german: Kornhaus) 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 " ...

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Mšecké Žehrovice Mšecké Žehrovice (german: Kornhaus Scherowitz) is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. Administrative parts The village of Lodenice is an administra ...

Mutějovice Mutějovice is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it i ...

- Nesuchyně - Nezabudice -

Nové Strašecí Nové Strašecí is a town in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,600 inhabitants. Administrative parts The village of Pecínov is an administrative part of Nové Strašecí. Geography Nové St ...

Nový Dům Nový Dům is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Demographics References External links

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Pavlíkov Pavlíkov is a market town in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. Administrative parts The villages of Chlum, Ryšín, Skřivaň and Tytry are administrative parts of Pavlíkov. ...

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Pochvalov Pochvalov is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Pochval, meaning "Pochval's (court)". Geograp ...

Přerubenice Přerubenice is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it ...

- Příčina - Přílepy -

Pšovlky Pšovlky is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Demographics References External links

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Pustověty Pustověty is a municipality and village in Rakovník District Rakovník District ( cs, okres Rakovník) is a district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Rakovník. Administrative division Rakovník D ...

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Řeřichy Řeřichy (german: Röscha) is a municipality and village in Rakovník District Rakovník District ( cs, okres Rakovník) is a district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Rakovník. Administrative div ...

- Řevničov - Roztoky - Ruda -

Rynholec Rynholec is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. Etymology The name was probably derived from the personal name Ryn(h)olt. Geography Rynholec is l ...

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Senomaty Senomaty is a market town in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants. Administrative parts The villages of Hostokryje and Nouzov are administrative parts of Senomaty. Geography Senom ...

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Šípy Šípy is a municipality and village in Rakovník District Rakovník District ( cs, okres Rakovník) is a district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Rakovník. Administrative division Rakovník Distr ...

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Slabce Slabce () is a market town in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. Administrative parts The villages of Kostelík, Malé Slabce, Modřejovice, Nová Ves, Rousínov, Skupá and Svina ...

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Srbeč Srbeč is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bor ...

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Svojetín Svojetín (german: Swojetin) is a municipality and village in Rakovník District Rakovník District ( cs, okres Rakovník) is a district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Rakovník. Administrative di ...

Sýkořice Sýkořice is a municipality and village in Rakovník District Rakovník District ( cs, okres Rakovník) is a district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Rakovník. Administrative division Rakovník D ...

Třeboc Třeboc is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bo ...

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Václavy Václavy is a municipality and village in Rakovník District Rakovník District ( cs, okres Rakovník) is a district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Rakovník. Administrative division Rakovník Dis ...

- Velká Buková - Velká Chmelištná -

Všesulov Všesulov is a municipality and village in Rakovník District Rakovník District ( cs, okres Rakovník) is a district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Rakovník. Administrative division Rakovník Di ...

- Všetaty - Zavidov -

Zbečno Zbečno is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. Administrative parts The village of Újezd nad Zbečnem is an administrative part of Zbečno. Etymolog ...

- 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 (southwest), Křivoklát Highlands (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 basin of the Berounka in Račice at . The most important river is the Berounka, which flows through a valley in the southern part of the district. The second notable river is the Loděnice, which springs here and supplies several ponds. The largest body of water is Klíčava Reservoir, even if it lies only partially in the district. Křivoklátsko is the only protected landscape area. It covers a large part of the district in its southern and eastern parts.

Demographics

Most populated municipalities

Economy

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

Transport

The D6 motorway from Prague to

Karlovy Vary Karlovy Vary (; german: Karlsbad, formerly also spelled ''Carlsbad'' in English) is a spa town, spa city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 46,000 inhabitants. It lies on the confluence of the rivers Ohře and Teplá. ...

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

Rousínov Rousínov (until 1921 Nový Rousínov; german: Neu Raußnitz, Neuraussnitz) is a town in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,900 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Čechyně, Královopolsk ...

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

References

External links

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