Děčín District

Děčín District Okres Děčín
District
Location in the Ústí nad Labem Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°51′N 14°23′E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Ústí nad Labem
Capital	Děčín
Area
• Total	908.84 km2 (350.91 sq mi)
Population  (2024)
• Total	126,534
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	52
* Cities and towns	14
* Market towns	0

Děčín District (Czech: okres Děčín) is a district in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Děčín.

Administrative division

Děčín District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Děčín, Rumburk and Varnsdorf.

List of municipalities

Cities and towns are marked in bold:

Arnoltice - Benešov nad Ploučnicí - Bynovec - Česká Kamenice - Děčín - Dobkovice - Dobrná - Dolní Habartice - Dolní Podluží - Dolní Poustevna - Doubice - Františkov nad Ploučnicí - Heřmanov - Horní Habartice - Horní Podluží - Hřensko - Huntířov - Chřibská - Janov - Janská - Jetřichovice - Jílové - Jiřetín pod Jedlovou - Jiříkov - Kámen - Krásná Lípa - Kunratice - Kytlice - Labská Stráň - Lipová - Lobendava - Ludvíkovice - Malá Veleň - Malšovice - Markvartice - Merboltice - Mikulášovice - Rumburk - Růžová - Rybniště - Srbská Kamenice - Staré Křečany - Starý Šachov - Šluknov - Těchlovice - Valkeřice - Varnsdorf - Velká Bukovina - Velký Šenov - Verneřice - Veselé - Vilémov

Geography

Confluence of the Elbe and Ploučnice in Děčín

Děčín District borders Germany in the north. It includes the Šluknov Hook area, surrounded by Germany on three sides. The district is a hilly and above-average forested area with several valleys and canyons. The territory extends into four geomorphological mesoregions: Elbe Sandstone Mountains (northwest), Central Bohemian Uplands (south), Lusatian Mountains (east) and Lusatian Highlands (north). The highest point of the district is the mountain Pěnkavčí vrch in Dolní Podluží with an elevation of 792 m (2,598 ft), located on the district border. The lowest point, which is also the lowest point of the entire Czech Republic, is the river bed of the Elbe in Hřensko at 115 m (377 ft).

From the total district area of 908.8 km² (350.9 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 361.9 km² (139.7 sq mi), forests occupy 454.5 km² (175.5 sq mi), and water area occupies 10.5 km² (4.1 sq mi). Forests cover 50.0% of the district's area.

The territory is rich in rivers. The most important river is the Elbe, which flows through the west of the territory and continues to Germany. Its most important tributary is the Ploučnice. Other notable rivers are the Kamenice, Křinice, Sebnice, and Mandava. The Spree shortly forms the Czech-German border.

There are few bodies of water in the district. The largest of them is Velký Pond with an area of 36 ha (89 acres).

Most of the Děčín District is protected within some of large-scale protected areas. The most significant is Bohemian Switzerland National Park with many famous natural monuments. The protected landscape areas of České Středohoří, Labské pískovce and Lužické hory also extend into the district.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 174,262 —     1880 186,961 +7.3% 1890 197,309 +5.5% 1900 213,629 +8.3% 1910 233,066 +9.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 213,164 −8.5% 1930 231,859 +8.8% 1950 131,279 −43.4% 1961 131,956 +0.5% 1970 132,429 +0.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 138,093 +4.3% 1991 133,448 −3.4% 2001 133,887 +0.3% 2011 128,834 −3.8% 2021 124,026 −3.7%
Source: Censuses

Most populated municipalities

Name	Population	Area (km2)
Děčín	46,799	118
Varnsdorf	14,716	26
Rumburk	10,861	25
Šluknov	5,698	47
Česká Kamenice	5,082	39
Jílové	4,979	37
Benešov nad Ploučnicí	3,574	10
Jiříkov	3,538	13
Krásná Lípa	3,367	31
Mikulášovice	2,077	26

Economy

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

Economic entity	Location	Number of employees	Main activity
ČEZ Distribuce	Děčín	4,000–4,999	Distribution of electricity
Chart Ferox	Děčín	500–999	Manufacture of gas storage systems
City of Děčín	Děčín	500–999	Public administration
Constellium Extrusions Děčín	Děčín	500–999	Manufacture of aluminium products
Lukram	Horní Podluží	500–999	Manufacture of electrical equipment
DS Smith Packaging Czech Republic	Jílové	500–999	Manufacture of paper packaging
Benteler Automotive Rumburk	Rumburk	500–999	Automotive industry

Transport

There are no motorways in the district territory. The most important road that passess through the district is the I/13 (part of the European route E442) from Liberec to Karlovy Vary.

Děčín District is an important junction. An important railway line from Prague to Dresden runs through it. The Elbe is used for ship transport.

Sights

Benešov nad Ploučnicí Castle

The most important monument in the district and the only one protected as a national cultural monument is Benešov nad Ploučnicí Castle.

The best-preserved settlements and localities, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are:

• Rumburk – Šmilovského Street (monument reservation)
• Benešov nad Ploučnicí
• Česká Kamenice
• Jiřetín pod Jedlovou
• Šluknov
• Dlouhý Důl
• Kamenická Stráň
• Merboltice
• Vysoká Lípa

The most visited tourist destinations are the Děčín Zoo and places in Bohemian Switzerland, which are also among the most visited nature tourist destinations in the entire country: Kamenice Gorge, Pravčická brána, and Jetřichovice Rocks.

Notable people

Main category: People from Děčín District

External links

• Děčín District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website