Chrudim District

Chrudim District (okres Chrudim) is a district in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Chrudim.

Administrative division
Chrudim District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Chrudim and Hlinsko.

List of municipalities
Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:

Chrudim - Běstvina - Biskupice - Bítovany - Bojanov - Bor u Skutče - Bořice - Bousov - Bylany - Ctětín - Čankovice - České Lhotice - Chrast - Chroustovice - Dědová - Dolní Bezděkov - Dřenice - Dvakačovice - Hamry - Heřmanův Městec - Hlinsko - Hluboká - Hodonín - Holetín - Honbice - Horka - Horní Bradlo - Hošťalovice - Hrochův Týnec - Hroubovice - Jeníkov - Jenišovice - Kameničky - Kladno - Klešice - Kněžice - Kočí - Kostelec u Heřmanova Městce - Krásné - Křižanovice - Krouna - 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 - Předhradí - Přestavlky - Proseč - Prosetín - Raná - Rabštejnská Lhota - Řestoky - Ronov nad Doubravou - Rosice - Rozhovice - Seč - Skuteč - Slatiňany - Smrček - Sobětuchy - Stolany - Střemošice - Studnice - Svídnice - Svratouch - Tisovec - Třemošnice - Trhová Kamenice - Třibřichy - Trojovice - Tuněchody - Úherčice - Úhřetice - Vápenný Podol - Včelákov - Vejvanovice - Vítanov - Vojtěchov - Vortová - Vrbatův Kostelec - Všeradov - Vysočina - Vyžice - Zaječice - Zájezdec - Zderaz - Žlebské Chvalovice - Žumberk

Geography
The landscape consists of two distinct parts. Towards the south the district is hilly and mostly forested, in the north it is flatter and deforested. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Iron Mountains (most of the territory), Svitavy Uplands (north), Central Elbe Table (a small part in the west), Upper Sázava Hills (a small part in the west) and East Elbe Table (a small part in the northeast). The highest point of the district is the hill Karlštejn in Svratouch with an elevation of 784 m, the lowest point is the river bed of the Chrudimka in Úhřetice at 230 m.

From the total district area of 992.9 km2, agricultural land occupies 602.1 km2, forests occupy 288.1 km2, and water area occupies 15.4 km2. Forests cover 29.0% of the district's area.

The most important river is the Chrudimka, which flows across the district from south to north. The largest body of water is Seč Reservoir with an area of 220 ha.

Two protected landscape areas extend into the district: Iron Mountains in the east and Žďárské vrchy in the south.

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

Transport
With the exception of a short section of the D35 motorway in the northernmost part of the district, there are no other motorways. The most important road is the I/37 road from Pardubice to Ždírec nad Doubravou.

Sights
The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:
 * Ležáky area
 * Slatiňany Castle
 * Church of Saint Bartholomew in Kočí
 * Church of Our Lady Help of Christians on Chlumek

The best-preserved settlements and landscapes, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are:
 * Hlinsko-Betlém (monument reservation)
 * České Lhotice archaeological site (monument reservation)
 * Chrast
 * Chrudim
 * Heřmanův Městec
 * Luže
 * Předhradí
 * Svobodné Hamry
 * Slatiňansko-Slavicko landscape

The most visited tourist destinations are the Vysočina Open Air Museum in Hlinsko, Slatiňany Castle, and Museum of Puppetry Culture in Chrudim.