Klatovy District

Klatovy District Okres Klatovy
District
Location in the Plzeň Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°16′N 13°25′E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
Capital	Klatovy
Area
• Total	1,945.65 km2 (751.22 sq mi)
Population  (2024)
• Total	87,238
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	94
* Towns	15
* Market towns	4

Klatovy District (Czech: Okres Klatovy) is a district in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Klatovy. With an area of 1,946 km² (751 sq mi), it is the largest district in the country.

Administrative division

Klatovy District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Klatovy, Horažďovice and Sušice.

List of municipalities

Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:

Běhařov - Běšiny - Bezděkov - Biřkov - Bolešiny - Břežany - Budětice - Bukovník - Čachrov - Černíkov - Červené Poříčí - Chanovice - Chlistov - Chudenice - Chudenín - Číhaň - Čímice - Dešenice - Dlažov - Dlouhá Ves - Dobršín - Dolany - Domoraz - Dražovice - Frymburk - Hamry - Hartmanice - Hejná - Hlavňovice - Hnačov - Horažďovice - Horská Kvilda - Hrádek - Hradešice - Janovice nad Úhlavou - Javor - Ježovy - Kašperské Hory - Kejnice - Klatovy - Klenová - Kolinec - Kovčín - Křenice - Kvášňovice - Lomec - Malý Bor - Maňovice - Měčín - Mezihoří - Mlýnské Struhadlo - Modrava - Mochtín - Mokrosuky - Myslív - Myslovice - Nalžovské Hory - Nehodiv - Nezamyslice - Nezdice na Šumavě - Nýrsko - Obytce - Olšany - Ostřetice - Pačejov - Petrovice u Sušice - Plánice - Podmokly - Poleň - Prášily - Předslav - Rabí - Rejštejn - Slatina - Soběšice - Srní - Strašín - Strážov - Sušice - Svéradice - Švihov - Tužice - Týnec - Újezd u Plánice - Velhartice - Velké Hydčice - Velký Bor - Vrhaveč - Vřeskovice - Zavlekov - Zborovy - Železná Ruda - Žichovice - Žihobce

Geography

Sušice and surrounding landscape

Klatovy District borders Germany in the southwest. The landscape is very rugged. Most of the territory has a foothill character, but along the state border, the landscape is mountainous, and in the northeast, the terrain is only slightly undulating. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Bohemian Forest Foothills (centre and east), Bohemian Forest (south and southwest), Blatná Uplands (northeast), Švihov Highlands (northwest) and Cham-Furth Depression (small part in the west). The highest point of the district and of the entire Plzeň Region is the mountain Velká Mokrůvka in Modrava with an elevation of 1,370 m (4,490 ft). The lowest point is the river bed of the Úhlava in Červené Poříčí at 362 m (1,188 ft).

Klatovy District is the largest district of the Czech Republic. From the total district area of 1,945.7 km² (751.2 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 895.5 km² (345.8 sq mi), forests occupy 844.7 km² (326.1 sq mi), and water area occupies 34.2 km² (13.2 sq mi). Forests cover 43.4% of the district's area.

The area is rich in rivers. Both sources of the Otava River, Křemelná and Vydra, originate here. The Otava then continues to flow across the eastern part of the district. Similarly important is the Úhlava, which also springs here and flows through the western part of the district. The other important rives that springs here are Regen and Úslava.

The largest bodies of water are the Nýrsko Reservoir with an area of 148 ha (370 acres) and Kovčínský Pond with an area of 106 ha (260 acres). Two of the few natural lakes in the country, Černé and Čertovo, lie within the district.

In the south is located a large part of the Šumava National Park. The territory in the southwest falls under the protection of the Šumava Protected Landscape Area.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 142,333 —     1880 151,497 +6.4% 1890 149,312 −1.4% 1900 149,373 +0.0% 1910 151,267 +1.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 149,491 −1.2% 1930 143,121 −4.3% 1950 99,947 −30.2% 1961 99,042 −0.9% 1970 93,982 −5.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 92,202 −1.9% 1991 89,666 −2.8% 2001 87,943 −1.9% 2011 85,726 −2.5% 2021 83,658 −2.4%
Source: Censuses

Most populated municipalities

Name	Population	Area (km2)
Klatovy	22,938	81
Sušice	10,783	46
Horažďovice	5,142	43
Nýrsko	5,113	32
Janovice nad Úhlavou	2,428	28
Švihov	1,671	35
Železná Ruda	1,642	80
Plánice	1,617	56
Kolinec	1,443	49
Kašperské Hory	1,391	44

Economy

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

Economic entity	Location	Number of employees	Main activity
Klatovy Hospital	Klatovy	1,000–1,499	Health care
Rodenstock ČR	Klatovy	1,000–1,499	Manufacture of spectacle lenses
Pfeifer Holz	Chanovice	500–999	Manufacture of wooden products

Transport

There are no motorways passing through the district. The most important road is the I/27 (part of European route E53) from Plzeň to the Czech-German border via Klatovy.

Sights

Rabí Castle

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

• Rabí Castle
• Švihov Castle
• Velhartice Castle
• Červené Poříčí Castle
• Týnec Castle

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

• Dobršín (monument reservation)
• Horažďovice
• Kašperské Hory
• Klatovy
• Rabí
• Strážov
• Sušice
• Velhartice
• Břežany
• Hradešice
• Chanovice
• Ostřetice
• Poleň
• Velké Hydčice
• Chudenicko landscape

Five of the ten most visited tourist destinations of the Plzeň Region are located in Klatovy District. The most visited tourist destinations are the Rabí Castle, Velhartice Castle, Klenová Castle, Kašperk Castle and Švihov Castle.

Notable people

Main category: People from Klatovy District

External links

• Klatovy District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website