Chrudim District

Chrudim District is a district in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Chrudim.

Administrative division

Chrudim District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Chrudim and Hlinsko.

List of municipalities

Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:
Chrudim -
Běstvina -
Biskupice -
Bítovany -
Bojanov -
Bor u Skutče -
Bořice -
Bousov -
Bylany -
Ctětín -
Čankovice -
České Lhotice -
Chrast -
Chroustovice -
Dědová -
Dolní Bezděkov -
Dřenice -
Dvakačovice -
Hamry -
Heřmanův Městec -
Hlinsko -
Hluboká -
Hodonín -
Holetín -
Honbice -
Horka -
Horní Bradlo -
Hošťalovice -
Hrochův Týnec -
Hroubovice -
Jeníkov -
Jenišovice -
Kameničky -
Kladno -
Klešice -
Kněžice -
Kočí -
Kostelec u Heřmanova Městce -
Krásné -
Křižanovice -
Krouna -
Lány -
Leštinka -
Libkov -
Liboměřice -
Licibořice -
Lipovec -
Lozice -
Lukavice -
Luže -
Míčov-Sušice -
Miřetice -
Mladoňovice -
Morašice -
Mrákotín -
Nabočany -
Načešice -
Nasavrky -
Orel -
Ostrov -
Otradov -
Perálec -
Podhořany u Ronova -
Pokřikov -
Prachovice -
Předhradí -
Přestavlky -
Proseč -
Prosetín -
Raná -
Rabštejnská Lhota -
Řestoky -
Ronov nad Doubravou -
Rosice -
Rozhovice -
Seč -
Skuteč -
Slatiňany -
Smrček -
Sobětuchy -
Stolany -
Střemošice -
Studnice -
Svídnice -
Svratouch -
Tisovec -
Třemošnice -
Trhová Kamenice -
Třibřichy -
Trojovice -
Tuněchody -
Úherčice -
Úhřetice -
Vápenný Podol -
Včelákov -
Vejvanovice -
Vítanov -
Vojtěchov -
Vortová -
Vrbatův Kostelec -
Všeradov -
Vysočina -
Vyžice -
Zaječice -
Zájezdec -
Zderaz -
Žlebské Chvalovice -
Žumberk

Geography

The landscape consists of two distinct parts. Towards the south the district is hilly and mostly forested, in the north it is flatter and deforested. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Iron Mountains, Svitavy Uplands, Central Elbe Table, Upper Sázava Hills and East Elbe Table. The highest point of the district is the hill Karlštejn in Svratouch with an elevation of, the lowest point is the river bed of the Chrudimka in Úhřetice at.
From the total district area of, agricultural land occupies, forests occupy, and water area occupies. Forests cover 29.0% of the district's area.
The most important river is the Chrudimka, which flows across the district from south to north. The Doubrava crosses the district in the west. The largest body of water is Seč Reservoir with an area of.
Two protected landscape areas extend into the district: Iron Mountains in the east and Žďárské vrchy in the south.

Economy

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

Economic entity	Location	Number of employees	Main activity
Arriva Autobusy	Chrudim	1,000–1,499	Urban and suburban passenger transport
Hamzova odborná léčebna pro děti a dospělé	Luže	500–999	Health care
DAKO-CZ	Třemošnice	500–999	Manufacture of braking systems for rolling stock
Kovolis Hedvikov	Třemošnice	500–999	Casting of metals

Transport

With the exception of a short section of the D35 motorway in the northernmost part of the district, there are no other motorways. The most important road is the I/37 road from Pardubice to Ždírec nad Doubravou.

Sights

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

Ležáky area
Slatiňany Castle
Church of Saint Bartholomew in Kočí
Church of Our Lady Help of Christians on Chlumek

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

The most visited tourist destinations are the Vysočina Open Air Museum in Hlinsko, and Museum of Puppetry Culture in Chrudim.