Příbram District

Příbram District (okres Příbram) is a district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Příbram.

Administrative division
Příbram District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Dobříš and Sedlčany.

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

Bezděkov pod Třemšínem - Bohostice - Bohutín - Borotice - Bratkovice - Březnice - Buková u Příbramě - Bukovany - Čenkov - Cetyně - Chotilsko - Chrást - Chraštice - Čím - Daleké Dušníky - Dlouhá Lhota - Dobříš - Dolní Hbity - Drahenice - Drahlín - Drásov - Drevníky - Drhovy - Dubenec - Dubno - Dublovice - Háje - Hluboš - Hlubyně - Horčápsko - Hudčice - Hřiměždice - Hvožďany - Jablonná - Jesenice - Jince - Kamýk nad Vltavou - Klučenice - Kňovice - Korkyně - Kosova Hora - Kotenčice - Koupě - Kozárovice - Krásná Hora nad Vltavou - Křepenice - Křešín - Láz - Lazsko - Lešetice - Lhota u Příbramě - Malá Hraštice - Milešov - Milín - Modřovice - Mokrovraty - Nalžovice - Narysov - Nečín - Nedrahovice - Nechvalice - Nepomuk - Nestrašovice - Nová Ves pod Pleší - Nové Dvory - Nový Knín - Občov - Obecnice - Obory - Obořiště - Ohrazenice - Osečany - Ostrov - Ouběnice - Pečice - Petrovice - Pičín - Počaply - Počepice - Podlesí - Prosenická Lhota - Příbram - Příčovy - Radětice - Radíč - Rosovice - Rožmitál pod Třemšínem - Rybníky - Sádek - Sedlčany - Sedlec-Prčice - Sedlice - Smolotely - Solenice - Stará Huť - Starosedlský Hrádek - Štětkovice - Suchodol - Svaté Pole - Svatý Jan - Svojšice - Těchařovice - Tochovice - Třebsko - Trhové Dušníky - Tušovice - Velká Lečice - Věšín - Višňová - Volenice - Voznice - Vrančice - Vranovice - Vševily - Vysoká u Příbramě - Vysoký Chlumec - Zalužany - Zbenice - Zduchovice - Županovice

Geography
The landscape is characterized by undulating terrain. From wide valleys in the east, the landscape gradually rises to long ridges and plateaus in the west, and here are the highest elevations in the region. The territory extends into three geomorphological mesoregions: Benešov Uplands (most of the territory), Brdy Highlands (west) and Vlašim Uplands (southeast). The highest point of the district and the whole Central Bohemian Region is the mountain Tok in Obecnice with an elevation of 865 m, the lowest point is the river bed of the Kocába in Velká Lečice at 265 m.

From the total district area of 1562.9 km2, agricultural land occupies 746.8 km2, forests occupy 635.3 km2, and water area occupies 42.1 km2. Forests cover 40.6% of the district's area.

The most important river is the Vltava, which flows across the district from south to north. Other notable rivers are Litavka and Kocába. The most significant bodies of water are the reservoirs Orlík, Kamýk and Slapy, built on the Vltava. There are also relatively many small ponds.

Brdy is the only protected landscape area that extends into the district, in its western part.

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

Transport
The D4 motorway from Prague to Písek, including its unfinished section, passes through the district.

Sights
The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:
 * Svatá Hora pilgrimage site in Příbram
 * Březnice Castle
 * A set of mining monuments in Příbram-Březové Hory

The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are:


 * Drahenice (monument reservation)
 * Březnice
 * Nový Knín
 * Rožmitál pod Třemšínem
 * Sedlec-Prčice
 * Drahenice-Račany
 * Kojetín
 * Porešín

The most visited tourist destination is the Svatá Hora pilgrimage site in Příbram.