Ústí nad Labem District


Ústí nad Labem District is a district in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Ústí nad Labem.

Administrative division

Ústí nad Labem District is formed by only one administrative district of municipality with extended competence: Ústí nad Labem.

List of municipalities

Cities and towns are marked in bold:
Chabařovice -
Chlumec -
Chuderov -
Dolní Zálezly -
Habrovany -
Homole u Panny -
Libouchec -
Malé Březno -
Malečov -
Petrovice -
Povrly -
Přestanov -
Řehlovice -
Ryjice -
Stebno -
Tašov -
Telnice -
Tisá -
Trmice -
Ústí nad Labem -
Velké Březno -
Velké Chvojno -
Zubrnice

Geography

Ústí nad Labem District borders Germany in the north. The terrain is very varied—mostly hilly except in the west, and divided by the Elbe river valley. The territory extends into four geomorphological mesoregions: Central Bohemian Uplands, Most Basin, Ore Mountains and Elbe Sandstone Mountains. The highest point of the district is the mountain Rudný vrch in Telnice with an elevation of, the lowest point is the river bed of the Elbe in Povrly at.
From the total district area of, agricultural land occupies, forests occupy, and water area occupies. Forests cover 33.2% of the district's area.
The most important river is the Elbe, which drains the entire territory. The Bílina flows into the Elbe in Ústí nad Labem. The largest body of water is Lake Milada, an extensive artificial lake created by flooding mine.
There are two protected landscape areas: České středohoří that extends into the district in the south and east, and Labské pískovce that extends into the district in the northeast.

Economy

The largest employers with headquarters in Ústí nad Labem District and at least 1,000 employees are:
Economic entityLocationNumber of employeesMain activity
Krajská zdravotníÚstí nad Labem10,000+Health care
Regional Police Directorate of the Ústí nad Labem RegionÚstí nad Labem3,000–3,999Public order and safety activities
Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad LabemÚstí nad Labem1,500–1,999Education

The largest industrial employers with its headquarters in Ústí nad Labem District and at least 500 employees are:
Economic entityLocationNumber of employeesMain activity
SSI TechnologiesPřestanov500–999Manufacture of instruments and appliances for measuring
Black & Decker (Czech)Trmice500–999Manufacture of tools
KS Kolbenschmidt Czech RepublicTrmice500–999Manufacture of pistons for engines
Spolek pro chemickou a hutní výrobuÚstí nad Labem500–999Chemical industry

Transport

The D8 motorway from Prague to Ústí nad Labem and Czech-German border passes through the district and constinues further to Dresden.
Ústí nad Labem District is an important junction. An important railway line from Prague to Dresden runs through it. The Elbe is used for ship transport.

Sights

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:
The best-preserved settlements and landscape, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are:
The most visited tourist destination is the Ústí nad Labem Zoo.