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Country
  
Czech Republic

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Capital
  
Chrudim

Region
  
Pardubice Region

Area
  
1,033 km²

Team
  
FC Hlinsko

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Points of interest
  
Chrudim Puppetry Museum, Seč Dam, Schloss Slatiňany, Lichnice Castle, Burg Košumberk

Destinations
  
Hlinsko, Seč, Chrudim, Slatiňany, Skuteč

Chrudim District (Czech: Okres Chrudim) is a district (okres) within Pardubice Region (Pardubický kraj) of the Czech Republic. Its capital is city of Chrudim.

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Map of Chrudim District, Czechia

Overview

Area of Chrudim District is 1,030 km², it has 104 748 inhabitants. The district has mostly flat terrain with slopes of Iron Mountains (Železné hory) appearing on the south. Seč Dam (Sečská přehrada) is the largest water surface in region (2.2 km²), Chrudimka is the longest river in region (104 km). Industrial centres are Chrudim (mechanical engineering, textile, food industry), Hlinsko (electrotechnical, textile) and Skuteč (textile). Climatic conditions and terrain make the area convenient for agriculture.

Tourism is concentrated on Seč dam and historical architecture. Of note is historical centre of Chrudim, hippology museum in Slatiňany, castles Košumberk, Lichnice, Rychmburk and Oheb, war memorial in Ležáky and Skansen Veselý Kopec.

Among notable persons associated with the district are inventor Josef Ressel, composers Zdeněk Fibich and Vítězslav Novák, writers Karel Václav Rais and Jaroslav Vrchlický, painters Antonín Slavíček, Antonin Chittussi and Adolf Kosárek.

Geography and agriculture

As of December 31, 2003 the district area is 1,029.67 km², including:

  • 61,86% of land is used for agriculture, from which 74,54% is arable land (46,11% of district area)
  • 38,14% is not used for agriculture, from which 73,65% are forests (28,09% of district area)
  • Demography

    As of June 30, 2005:

  • 8 cities and 105 villages
  • population density:102 inhabitants/km²
  • 53,94% of people live in cities
  • Employment

    (2003)

    Education

    (2003)

    Health service

    (2003)

    Complete list of municipalities

    Cities are bolded.

    Chrudim - Běstvina - Biskupice - Bítovany - Bojanov - Bor u Skutče - Bořice - Bousov - Bylany - Ctětín - Čankovice - České Lhotice - Dědová - Dolní Bezděkov - Dřenice - Dvakačovice - Hamry - Heřmanův Městec - Hlinsko - Hluboká - Hodonín - Holetín - Honbice - Horka - Horní Bradlo - Hošťalovice - Hrochův Týnec - Hroubovice - Chrast - Chroustovice - Jeníkov - Jenišovice - Kameničky - Kladno - Klešice - Kněžice - Kočí - Kostelec u Heřmanova Městce - Krásné - Krouna - Křižanovice - Lány - Leštinka - Libkov - Liboměřice - Licibořice - Lipovec - Lozice - Lukavice - Luže - Míčov-Sušice - Miřetice - Mladoňovice - Morašice - Mrákotín - Nabočany - Načešice - Nasavrky - Orel - Ostrov - Otradov - Perálec - Podhořany u Ronova - Pokřikov - Prachovice - Proseč - Prosetín - Předhradí - Přestavlky - Raná - Rabštejnská Lhota - Ronov nad Doubravou - Rosice - Rozhovice - Řestoky - Seč - Skuteč - Slatiňany - Smrček - Sobětuchy - Stolany - Střemošice - Studnice - Svídnice - Svratouch - Tisovec - Trhová Kamenice - Trojovice - Třemošnice - Třibřichy - Tuněchody - Úherčice - Úhřetice - Vápenný Podol - Včelákov - Vejvanovice - Vítanov - Vojtěchov - Vortová - Vrbatův Kostelec - Všeradov - Vysočina - Vyžice - Zaječice - Zájezdec - Zderaz - Žlebské Chvalovice - Žumberk

    References

    Chrudim District Wikipedia


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