Plzeň-South District

Plzeň-South District (Czech: okres Plzeň-jih) is a district in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Plzeň. The most populated town of the district is Přeštice.

Plzeň-South District Okres Plzeň-jih
District
Location in the Plzeň Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°34′N 13°26′E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
Capital	Plzeň
Area [1]
• Total	1,068.23 km2 (412.45 sq mi)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	71,593
• Density	67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	99
* Towns	8
* Market towns	1

Administrative division

Plzeň-South District is divided into four administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Blovice, Nepomuk, Přeštice and Stod.

List of municipalities

Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:

Blovice - Bolkov - Borovno - Borovy - Buková - Bukovec - Čečovice - Černovice - Chlum - Chlumčany - Chlumy - Chocenice - Chotěšov - Čižice - Čížkov - Čmelíny - Dnešice - Dobřany - Dolce - Dolní Lukavice - Drahkov - Holýšov - Honezovice - Horní Kamenice - Horní Lukavice - Horšice - Hradec - Hradiště - Jarov - Kasejovice - Kbel - Klášter - Kotovice - Kozlovice - Kramolín - Kvíčovice - Letiny - Lisov - Líšina - Louňová - Lužany - Měcholupy - Merklín - Mileč - Milínov - Míšov - Mladý Smolivec - Mohelnice - Nebílovy - Nekvasovy - Nepomuk - Netunice - Neuměř - Neurazy - Nezdice - Nezdřev - Nová Ves - Nové Mitrovice - Oplot - Oselce - Otěšice - Polánka - Prádlo - Předenice - Přestavlky - Přeštice - Příchovice - Ptenín - Radkovice - Roupov - Řenče - Seč - Sedliště - Skašov - Soběkury - Spálené Poříčí - Srby - Štěnovice - Štichov - Stod - Střelice - Střížovice - Tojice - Třebčice - Týniště - Únětice - Útušice - Ves Touškov - Vlčí - Vlčtejn - Vrčeň - Všekary - Vstiš - Zdemyslice - Zemětice - Žákava - Ždírec - Žinkovy - Životice

Geography

View towards Zelená Hora Castle

The terrain is hilly, most of the territory has the character of highlands. The territory extends into four geomorphological mesoregions: Švihov Highlands (most of the territory), Plasy Uplands (west and northwest), Blatná Uplands (southeast) and Brdy Highlands (northeast). The highest point of the district is the mountain Nad Marastkem in Čížkov with an elevation of 805 m (2,641 ft), the lowest point is the river bed of the Radbuza in Dobřany at 317 m (1,040 ft).

From the total district area of 1,068.2 km² (412.4 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 617.1 km² (238.3 sq mi), forests occupy 342.1 km² (132.1 sq mi), and water area occupies 16.3 km² (6.3 sq mi). Forests cover 32.0% of the district's area.^[1]

The territory is rich in watercourses. There are three important rivers that cross the district from south to north: Radbuza, Úhlava and Úslava. The Lomnice briefly crosses the district in the east. There are no significant bodies of water in the district.

Brdy is the protected landscape area that extends into the territory in the east.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 76,250 —     1880 82,276 +7.9% 1890 82,324 +0.1% 1900 85,138 +3.4% 1910 90,021 +5.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 90,115 +0.1% 1930 90,863 +0.8% 1950 74,181 −18.4% 1961 74,279 +0.1% 1970 70,320 −5.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 67,974 −3.3% 1991 63,344 −6.8% 2001 63,020 −0.5% 2011 68,556 +8.8% 2021 69,213 +1.0%
Source: Censuses[3][4][a]

Most populated municipalities

Name	Population[2]	Area (km2)
Přeštice	6,804	25
Dobřany	6,435	35
Holýšov	5,726	29
Blovice	4,196	29
Stod	3,628	20
Nepomuk	3,526	12
Chotěšov	3,086	27
Spálené Poříčí	2,997	58
Chlumčany	2,431	9
Štěnovice	2,329	8

Economy

The largest employers with headquarters in Plzeň-South District and at least 500 employees are:^[5]

Economic entity	Location	Number of employees	Main activity
MD Elektronik	Chotěšov	2,000–2,499	Manufacture of electrical equipment
International Automotive Components Group	Přeštice	2,000–2,499	Automotive industry
Dobřany Psychiatric Hospital	Dobřany	1,000–1,499	Health care
Vishay Electronic	Přeštice	1,000–1,499	Manufacture of electrical equipment
Murr CZ	Stod	1,000–1,499	Manufacture of electrical equipment
Stod Hospital	Stod	500–999	Health care

Transport

The D5 motorway (part of the European route E50) from Prague to Plzeň and the Czech-German border briefly passes through the district. The other important roads in the district are the I/27 (part of European route E53) from Plzeň to the Czech-German border via Klatovy, and the I/20 (part of European route E49) from Karlovy Vary to Plzeň and Písek.

Sights

Chotěšov Abbey

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:^[6]

• Church of Saint Nicholas in Čečovice
• Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Přeštice
• Chotěšov Abbey

The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument zones, are:^[7]

• Dobřany
• Spálené Poříčí
• Lipnice
• Mítov
• Řesanice
• Zahrádka

The most visited tourist destination is the Chotěšov Abbey.^[8]

Notable people

Main category: People from Plzeň-South District

Notes

1. Including Bukovec, Čečovice, Černovice, Holýšov, Horní Kamenice, Kvíčovice, Neuměř, Štichov and Všekary, which were part of Domažlice District until 2020.

References

1. "Land use (as at 31 December)". Public database. Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
2. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
5. "Registr ekonomických subjektů". Business Register (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
6. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Národní kulturní památky, okres Plzeň-jih". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
7. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Památkové rezervace, Památkové zóny, okres Plzeň-jih". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
8. "Návštěvnost památek 2023" (in Czech). Národní informační a poradenské středisko pro kulturu. Retrieved 2024-06-19.

External links

• Plzeň-South District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website