Svitavy District


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

Administrative division

Svitavy District is divided into four administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Svitavy, Litomyšl, Moravská Třebová and Polička.

List of municipalities

Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:
Banín –
Bělá nad Svitavou –
Bělá u Jevíčka –
Benátky –
Bezděčí u Trnávky –
Biskupice –
Bohuňov –
Bohuňovice –
Borová –
Borušov –
Březina –
Březinky –
Březiny –
Březová nad Svitavou –
Brněnec –
Budislav –
Bystré –
Cerekvice nad Loučnou –
Chmelík –
Chornice –
Chotovice –
Chotěnov –
Chrastavec –
Čistá –
Desná –
Dlouhá Loučka –
Dolní Újezd –
Dětřichov –
Dětřichov u Moravské Třebové –
Gruna –
Hartinkov –
Hartmanice –
Horky –
Horní Újezd –
Hradec nad Svitavou –
Janov –
Janůvky –
Jaroměřice –
Jarošov –
Javorník –
Jedlová –
Jevíčko –
Kamenec u Poličky –
Kamenná Horka –
Karle –
Koclířov –
Korouhev –
Koruna –
Křenov –
Kukle –
Kunčina –
Květná –
Lavičné –
Linhartice –
Litomyšl –
Lubná –
Makov –
Malíkov –
Městečko Trnávka –
Mikuleč –
Mladějov na Moravě –
Moravská Třebová –
Morašice –
Nedvězí –
Němčice –
Nová Sídla –
Nová Ves u Jarošova –
Oldřiš –
Opatov –
Opatovec –
Osík –
Pohledy –
Polička –
Pomezí –
Poříčí u Litomyšle –
Pustá Kamenice –
Pustá Rybná –
Příluka –
Radiměř –
Radkov –
Řídký –
Rohozná –
Rozhraní –
Rozstání –
Rudná –
Rychnov na Moravě –
Sádek –
Sebranice –
Sedliště –
Široký Důl –
Sklené –
Slatina –
Sloupnice –
Staré Město –
Stašov –
Strakov –
Študlov –
Suchá Lhota –
Svitavy –
Svojanov –
Telecí –
Trpín –
Trstěnice –
Tržek –
Třebařov –
Újezdec –
Útěchov –
Vendolí –
Vidlatá Seč –
Víska u Jevíčka –
Vítějeves –
Vlčkov –
Vranová Lhota –
Vrážné –
Vysoká –
Želivsko

Geography

Svitavy District incorporates parts of historical lands of Bohemia and Moravia. From a total of 116 municipalities, 44 municipalities are situated in Moravia, 67 municipalities in Bohemia, and five municipalities lie in both lands.
The terrain is undulating to hilly. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Svitavy Uplands, Upper Svratka Highlands, Orlické Foothills, Zábřeh Highlands and Boskovice Furrow. The highest point of the district is the hill Bubnovaný kopec in Pustá Rybná with an elevation of, the lowest point is the river bed of the Loučná in Cerekvice nad Loučnou at.
From the total district area of, agricultural land occupies, forests occupy, and water area occupies. Forests cover 31.6% of the district's area.
The district is divided into drainage basins of the Elbe and the Danube. The main rivers in the district are the Svitava, Svratka, Moravská Sázava, Třebůvka, Třebovka and Loučná. The first four rivers comprise part of the Danube basin, while the latter two comprise part of the Elbe basin. The largest body of water in the district is the fishpond Hvězda with an area of.
The protected landscape area of Žďárské vrchy extends into the district in the west.

Economy

The largest employers with headquarters in Svitavy District and at least 500 employees are:
Economic entityLocationNumber of employeesMain activity
Saint-Gobain Adfors CZLitomyšl2,000–2,499Manufacture of glass fibres
Mach drůbežLitomyšl500–999Animal production
Velkoobchod OrionLitomyšl500–999Wholesale trade
Ravensburger KartonPolička500–999Manufacture of toys and games

Transport

There are no motorways passing through the district. The most important road is the I/35 road, which replaces the unfinished section of the D35 motorway from Olomouc to the Hradec Králové Region.

Sights

The Litomyšl Castle was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999 because it is an outstanding example of an arcaded Renaissance residence with Baroque elements.
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:
The most visited tourist destination is the Svojanov Castle.