Chrudim District

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

Chrudim District Okres Chrudim
District
Location in the Pardubice Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°52′N 15°54′E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
Capital	Chrudim
Area
• Total	992.89 km2 (383.36 sq mi)
Population  (2024)
• Total	106,616
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	108
* Towns	13
* Market towns	5

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

Třemošnice and surrounding landscape

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 (2,572 ft), the lowest point is the river bed of the Chrudimka in Úhřetice at 230 m (750 ft).

From the total district area of 992.9 km² (383.4 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 602.1 km² (232.5 sq mi), forests occupy 288.1 km² (111.2 sq mi), and water area occupies 15.4 km² (5.9 sq mi). 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 Doubrava crosses the district in the west. The largest body of water is Seč Reservoir with an area of 220 ha (540 acres).

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

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 112,143 —     1880 118,811 +5.9% 1890 118,948 +0.1% 1900 121,971 +2.5% 1910 126,851 +4.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 123,317 −2.8% 1930 123,957 +0.5% 1950 102,109 −17.6% 1961 106,402 +4.2% 1970 104,210 −2.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 105,548 +1.3% 1991 104,662 −0.8% 2001 103,934 −0.7% 2011 103,199 −0.7% 2021 102,743 −0.4%
Source: Censuses

Most populated municipalities

Name	Population	Area (km2)
Chrudim	23,441	33
Hlinsko	9,577	24
Skuteč	5,042	35
Heřmanův Městec	4,960	14
Slatiňany	4,221	16
Třemošnice	3,328	19
Chrast	3,148	18
Luže	2,611	31
Hrochův Týnec	2,318	13
Proseč	2,128	34

Economy

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

Economic entity	Location	Number of employees	Main activity
Arriva Autobusy	Chrudim	1,000–1,499	Urban and suburban passenger transport
Hamzova odborná léčebna pro děti a dospělé	Luže	500–999	Health care
Alukov	Orel	500–999	Manufacture of roofing
DAKO-CZ	Třemošnice	500–999	Manufacture of braking systems for rolling stock
Kovolis Hedvikov	Třemošnice	500–999	Casting of metals

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

Slatiňany Castle

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.

Notable people

Main category: People from Chrudim District

External links

• Chrudim District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website