Havlíčkův Brod District

Havlíčkův Brod District (okres Havlíčkův Brod) is a district in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Havlíčkův Brod.

Administrative division
Havlíčkův Brod District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Havlíčkův Brod, Chotěboř and Světlá nad Sázavou.

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

Bačkov - Bartoušov - Bělá - Bezděkov - Bojiště - Boňkov - Borek - Břevnice - Čachotín - Čečkovice - Česká Bělá - Chotěboř - Chrtníč - Chřenovice - Číhošť - Dlouhá Ves - Dolní Krupá - Dolní Město - Dolní Sokolovec - Druhanov - Golčův Jeníkov - Habry - Havlíčkova Borová - Havlíčkův Brod - Herálec - Heřmanice - Hněvkovice - Horní Krupá - Horní Paseka - Hradec - Hurtova Lhota - Jedlá - Jeřišno - Jilem - Jitkov - Kámen - Kamenná Lhota - Klokočov - Knyk - Kochánov - Kojetín - Kouty - Kožlí - Kozlov - Kraborovice - Krásná Hora - Krátká Ves - Krucemburk - Kunemil - Květinov - Kyjov - Kynice - Lány - Ledeč nad Sázavou - Leškovice - Leština u Světlé - Libice nad Doubravou - Lípa - Lipnice nad Sázavou - Lučice - Malčín - Maleč - Michalovice - Modlíkov - Nejepín - Nová Ves u Chotěboře - Nová Ves u Leštiny - Nová Ves u Světlé - Okrouhlice - Okrouhlička - Olešenka - Olešná - Ostrov - Oudoleň - Ovesná Lhota - Pavlov - Podmoklany - Podmoky - Pohled - Pohleď - Přibyslav - Příseka - Prosíčka - Radostín - Rozsochatec - Rušinov - Rybníček - Sázavka - Sedletín - Skorkov - Šlapanov - Skryje - Skuhrov - Slavětín - Slavíkov - Slavníč - Sloupno - Služátky - Sobíňov - Štoky - Stříbrné Hory - Světlá nad Sázavou - Tis - Trpišovice - Uhelná Příbram - Úhořilka - Úsobí - Vepříkov - Veselý Žďár - Věž - Věžnice - Vilémov - Vilémovice - Víska - Vlkanov - Vysoká - Ždírec - Ždírec nad Doubravou - Žižkovo Pole - Zvěstovice

Geography
A hilly landscape is typical for the district. The territory extends into four geomorphological mesoregions: Upper Sázava Hills (most of the territory), Křemešník Highlands (southwest), Iron Mountains (northeast) and Křižanov Highlands (small part in the east). The highest point of the district is the hill Melechov in Dolní Město with an elevation of 715 m, the lowest point is the river bed of the Doubravka in Zvěstovice at 253 m.

From the total district area of 1265.0 km2, agricultural land occupies 789.0 km2, forests occupy 362.3 km2, and water area occupies 20.2 km2. Forests cover 28.6% of the district's area.

The most important river is the Sázava, which flows across the whole district from east to west. The largest body of water is the Řeka pond. Notable is also Švihov Reservoir, which lies on the western border of the district.

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

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

Transport
The D1 motorway from Prague to Brno passes through the southern part of the district.

Sights
The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:
 * Birthplace of Karel Havlíček Borovský in Havlíčkova Borová
 * Lipnice nad Sázavou Castle
 * Štáfl's cottage in Havlíčkův Brod
 * Glassworks in Tasice
 * Michal's farm in Pohleď
 * Old Town Hall in Havlíčkův Brod

The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument zones, are:
 * Chotěboř
 * Havlíčkova Borová
 * Havlíčkův Brod
 * Ledeč nad Sázavou
 * Petrovice
 * Přibyslav

The most visited tourist destination is the Lipnice nad Sázavou Castle.