Strakonice District

Strakonice District is a district in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Strakonice.

Administrative division

Strakonice District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Strakonice, Blatná and Vodňany.

Most of the territory is characterized by an undulating landscape with rolling hills; only the vicinity of the Otava River is flat. The territory extends into four geomorphological mesoregions: Blatná Uplands, Bohemian Forest Foothills, Benešov Uplands and České Budějovice Basin. The highest point of the district is the hill Zahájený in Drážov with an elevation of, the lowest point is the river bed of the Otava in Čejetice at.
From the total district area of, agricultural land occupies, forests occupy, and water area occupies. Forests cover 22.8% of the district's area.
The most important river is the Otava, which flows across the territory from west to east. The Lomnice River drains the northern part of the district and joins the Otava outside the district. The Blanice joins the Otava in the south of the district. The district is rich in fishponds, the largest of which is Labuť with an area of.
There are no large-scale protected areas.

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

There are no motorways in the district. The most important road is the I/20 road from Plzeň to České Budějovice, which is part of the European route E49.

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: