Rakovník District

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

Administrative division
Rakovník District is formed by only one administrative district of municipality with extended competence: Rakovník.

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

Bdín - Branov - Břežany - Chrášťany - Čistá - Děkov - Drahouš - Hořesedly - Hořovičky - Hracholusky - Hřebečníky - Hředle - Hvozd - Janov - Jesenice - Kalivody - Karlova Ves - Kněževes - Kolešov - Kolešovice - Kounov - Kozojedy - Krakov - Krakovec - Kroučová - Krty - Krupá - Krušovice - Křivoklát - Lašovice - Lišany - Lubná - Lužná - Malinová - Městečko - Milostín - Milý - Mšec - Mšecké Žehrovice - Mutějovice - Nesuchyně - Nezabudice - Nové Strašecí - Nový Dům - Olešná - Oráčov - Panoší Újezd - Pavlíkov - Petrovice - Pochvalov - Přerubenice - Příčina - Přílepy - Pšovlky - Pustověty - Račice - Rakovník - Řeřichy - Řevničov - Roztoky - Ruda - Rynholec - Šanov - Senec - Senomaty - Šípy - Skryje - Slabce - Smilovice - Srbeč - Švihov - Svojetín - Sýkořice - Třeboc - Třtice - Václavy - Velká Buková - Velká Chmelištná - Všesulov - Všetaty - Zavidov - Zbečno - Žďár

Geography
Slightly undulating plateaus and hilly landscape are typical for the district. The territory extends into four geomorphological mesoregions: Rakovník Uplands (west), Plasy Uplands (southwest), Křivoklát Highlands (southeast) and Džbán (north). The highest point of the district is the hill Vlastec in Skryje with an elevation of 612 m, the lowest point is the river bed of the Berounka in Račice at 224 m.

From the total district area of 896.3 km2, agricultural land occupies 468.6 km2, forests occupy 341.7 km2, and water area occupies 12.5 km2. Forests cover 38.1% of the district's area.

The most important river is the Berounka, which flows through a valley in the southern part of the district. The second notable river is the Loděnice, which springs here and supplies several ponds. The largest body of water is Klíčava Reservoir, even if it lies only partially in the district.

Křivoklátsko is the only protected landscape area. It covers a large part of the district in its southern and eastern parts.

Economy
The largest employers with headquarters in Rakovník District and at least 250 employees are:

Transport
The D6 motorway from Prague to Karlovy Vary, including its unfinished section, passes through the district.

Sights
The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:
 * Křivoklát Castle
 * Sokol Hall in Rakovník

The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument zones, are:
 * Rakovník
 * Rousínov
 * Skryje

The most visited tourist destination is the Křivoklát Castle.