Chomutov District

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

Administrative division

Chomutov District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Chomutov and Kadaň.

Chomutov District borders Germany in the north. The district consists of two distinct parts, the forested and mountainous landscape in the northwest and the flat, mainly agricultural landscape in the southeast. The territory extends into three geomorphological mesoregions: Most Basin, Ore Mountains, and Doupov Mountains. The highest point of the district and the entire Ústí nad Labem Region is a contour line below the top of the Klínovec Mountain in Loučná pod Klínovcem with an elevation of, the highest peak is the nearby Macecha at. The lowest point is the river bed of the Ohře in Březno at.
From the total district area of, agricultural land occupies, forests occupy, and water area occupies. Forests cover 38.5% of the district's area.
The most important river is the Ohře, which flows across the southern part of the territory. Notable are the rivers Bílina and Chomutovka that originates here and drain the northern part. The largest bodies of water are the reservoirs Nechranice and Přísečnice. There are also several ponds and the artificial lake Kamencové jezero.
There are no large-scale protected areas.

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

Economic entity	Location	Number of employees	Main activity
Severočeské doly	Chomutov	2,500–2,999	Coal mining
Magna Automotive (CZ)	Spořice	1,000–1,499	Manufacture of parts for motor vehicles
Alleima CZ	Chomutov	500–999	Manufacture of metal pipes
Parker Hannifin Industrial	Chomutov	500–999	Manufacture of hydraulic and pneumatic systems
Povodí Ohře	Chomutov	500–999	Water treatment
Kadaň Hospital	Kadaň	500–999	Health care
Donaldson Czech Republic	Klášterec nad Ohří	500–999	Manufacture of filters
HOPI	Klášterec nad Ohří	500–999	Transport and storage
Toyoda Gosei Czech	Klášterec nad Ohří	500–999	Manufacture of parts for motor vehicles
ZF Electronics	Klášterec nad Ohří	500–999	Manufacture of keyboards

Mědník Hill in Měděnec was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2019 as part of the transnational Ore Mountain Mining Region.
The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:

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