Rokycany District
Rokycany District is a district in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Rokycany.
Administrative division
Rokycany District is formed by only one administrative district of municipality with extended competence: Rokycany.List of municipalities
Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:Bezděkov -
Břasy -
Březina -
Bujesily -
Bušovice -
Cekov -
Cheznovice -
Chlum -
Chomle -
Čilá -
Dobřív -
Drahoňův Újezd -
Ejpovice -
Hlohovice -
Holoubkov -
Hrádek -
Hradiště -
Hůrky -
Kakejcov -
Kamenec -
Kamenný Újezd -
Kařez -
Kařízek -
Klabava -
Kladruby -
Kornatice -
Lhota pod Radčem -
Lhotka u Radnic -
Liblín -
Líšná -
Litohlavy -
Medový Újezd -
Mešno -
Mirošov -
Mlečice -
Mýto -
Němčovice -
Nevid -
Osek -
Ostrovec-Lhotka -
Plískov -
Podmokly -
Příkosice -
Přívětice -
Radnice -
Raková -
Rokycany -
Sebečice -
Sirá -
Skomelno -
Skořice -
Smědčice -
Štítov -
Strašice -
Svojkovice -
Těně -
Terešov -
Těškov -
Trokavec -
Týček -
Újezd u Svatého Kříže -
Vejvanov -
Veselá -
Vísky -
Volduchy -
Všenice -
Zbiroh -
''Zvíkovec''
Geography
The terrain is hilly, most of the territory has the character of highlands. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Křivoklát Highlands, Plasy Uplands, Švihov Highlands, Brdy Highlands and Hořovice Uplands. The highest point of the district is the western peak of the mountain Koruna in Těně with an elevation of, the lowest point is the river bed of the Berounka in Čilá at.From the total district area of, agricultural land occupies, forests occupy, and water area occupies. Forests cover 48.9% of the district's area.
The Berounka forms large part of the district border in west and north. There are no significant rivers inside the district. The longest river is the Klabava, a tributary of the Berounka. The largest body of water is the fishpond Hořejší padrťský rybník with an area of.
There are two protected landscape areas: Brdy and Křivoklátsko.
Demographics
As of 2024, Rokycany District is the second least populated district in the country.Economy
The largest employers with headquarters in Rokycany District and at least 500 employees are:| Economic entity | Location | Number of employees | Main activity |
| Geis CZ | Ejpovice | 500–999 | Transportation support activities |
| SBS "IVA" J&J | Mýto | 500–999 | Private security activities |
| Hutchinson | Rokycany | 500–999 | Manufacture of rubber products |
| Refrigeration Solutions Czech Republic | Rokycany | 500–999 | Manufacture of non-domestic cooling and ventilation equipment |
| Duvenbeck Logistik | Volduchy | 500–999 | Freight transport by road |
Transport
The D5 motorway from Prague to Plzeň and the Czech-German border passes through the district.Sights
The most important monument in the district and the only one protected as a national cultural monument is the Hammer Mill at Dobřív.The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are:
The most visited tourist destination is the Zbiroh Castle in Zbiroh.