Sokolov District

Sokolov District is a district in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Sokolov.

Administrative division

Sokolov District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Sokolov and Kraslice.

Towns are marked in bold:
Březová -
Bublava -
Bukovany -
Chlum Svaté Maří -
Chodov -
Citice -
Dasnice -
Dolní Nivy -
Dolní Rychnov -
Habartov -
Horní Slavkov -
Jindřichovice -
Josefov -
Kaceřov -
Krajková -
Královské Poříčí -
Kraslice -
Krásno -
Kynšperk nad Ohří -
Libavské Údolí -
Loket -
Lomnice -
Nová Ves -
Nové Sedlo -
Oloví -
Přebuz -
Rotava -
Rovná -
Šabina -
Šindelová -
Sokolov -
Staré Sedlo -
Stříbrná -
Svatava -
Tatrovice -
Těšovice -
Vintířov -
Vřesová

Sokolov District borders Germany in the north. The terrain is characterized by two mountain ranges with a forested landscape, between which there is an unforested depression. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Ore Mountains, Sokolov Basin, Slavkov Forest, Cheb Basin and Fichtel Mountains. The highest point of the district is the mountain Špičák in Stříbrná with an elevation of. The lowest point is the river bed of the Ohře in Loket at.
From the total district area of, agricultural land occupies, forests occupy, and water area occupies. Forests cover 51.8% of the district's area.
The most important river is the Ohře, which flows across the district from west to east and drains the entire territory. Its longest tributary in the district is the Svatava. The Teplá River forms part of the southeastern district border. There are several water reservoirs and artificial lakes created by reclamation after coal mining. The largest body of water is Medard Lake.
In the district is one protected landscape area, located in the south of the district: Slavkovský les.

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

Economic entity	Location	Number of employees	Main activity
Sokolovská uhelná	Sokolov	1,000–1,499	Coal mining
SKF Lubrication Systems CZ	Chodov	500–999	Manufacture of lubrication systems

The D6 motorway from Karlovy Vary to Cheb passes through the district.

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

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