Most District

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

Administrative division

Most District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Most and Litvínov.

List of municipalities

Cities and towns are marked in bold:
Bečov -
Bělušice -
Braňany -
Brandov -
Český Jiřetín -
Havraň -
Hora Svaté Kateřiny -
Horní Jiřetín -
Klíny -
Korozluky -
Lišnice -
Litvínov -
Lom -
Louka u Litvínova -
Lužice -
Malé Březno -
Mariánské Radčice -
Meziboří -
Most -
Nová Ves v Horách -
Obrnice -
Patokryje -
Polerady -
Skršín -
Volevčice -
Želenice

Geography

Most District borders Germany in the north. The terrain is very varied and goes from flat in the south to mountainous in the north. The territory extends into three geomorphological mesoregions: Most Basin, Ore Mountains and Central Bohemian Uplands. The highest point of the district is the mountain Loučná in Lom with an elevation of, the lowest point is the river bed of the Bílina in Želenice at.
From the total district area of, agricultural land occupies, forests occupy, and water area occupies. Forests cover 34.6% of the district's area.
The most important river is the Bílina, which drains the entire territory. Its most important tributary is the Srpina. The largest body of water is Most Lake, an artificial lake with an area of. Notable is also Fláje Reservoir with an area of.
České středohoří is a protected landscape area that extends into the district, with a small part in the southeast of the district.

Demographics

Most populated municipalities

Economy

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

Economic entity	Location	Number of employees	Main activity
Orlen Unipetrol	Litvínov	3,000–3,999	Crude oil processing and manufacture of plastics
Orlen Service Česká republika	Litvínov	500–999	Maintenance and repair of industrial equipment
City of Most	Most	500–999	Public administration
Sev.en Inntech	Most	500–999	Support activities for mining
Vršanská uhelná	Most	500–999	Coal mining

Transport

There are no motorways in the district territory. The most important road that passes through the district is the I/13 from Karlovy Vary to Liberec.

Sights

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

Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Most
Jezeří Castle in Horní Jiřetín

The best-preserved settlement, which is the only one protected as a monument zone, is Litvínov-Osada.
The most visited tourist destination is the Jezeří Castle.