Litoměřice District

Litoměřice District (Czech: okres Litoměřice) is a district in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Litoměřice.

Litoměřice District Okres Litoměřice
District
Location in the Ústí nad Labem Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°29′N 14°14′E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Ústí nad Labem
Capital	Litoměřice
Area [1]
• Total	1,032.41 km2 (398.62 sq mi)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	119,486
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	105
* Towns	11
* Market towns	2

Administrative division

Litoměřice District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Litoměřice, Lovosice and Roudnice nad Labem.

List of municipalities

Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:

Bechlín - Bohušovice nad Ohří - Bříza - Brňany - Brozany nad Ohří - Brzánky - Budyně nad Ohří - Býčkovice - Ctiněves - Černěves - Černiv - Černouček - Chodouny - Chodovlice - Chotěšov - Chotiměř - Chotiněves - Chudoslavice - Čížkovice - Děčany - Dlažkovice - Dobříň - Doksany - Dolánky nad Ohří - Drahobuz - Dušníky - Evaň - Hlinná - Horní Beřkovice - Horní Řepčice - Hoštka - Hrobce - Jenčice - Kamýk - Keblice - Klapý - Kleneč - Kostomlaty pod Řípem - Krabčice - Křesín - Křešice - Kyškovice - Levín - Lhotka nad Labem - Liběšice - Libkovice pod Řípem - Libochovany - Libochovice - Libotenice - Litoměřice - Lkáň - Lovečkovice - Lovosice - Lukavec - Malé Žernoseky - Malíč - Martiněves - Michalovice - Miřejovice - Mlékojedy - Mnetěš - Mšené-lázně - Nové Dvory - Oleško - Píšťany - Ploskovice - Podsedice - Polepy - Prackovice nad Labem - Přestavlky - Račice - Račiněves - Radovesice - Rochov - Roudnice nad Labem - Sedlec - Siřejovice - Slatina - Snědovice - Staňkovice - Štětí - Straškov-Vodochody - Sulejovice - Terezín - Travčice - Třebenice - Trnovany - Třebívlice - Třebušín - Úpohlavy - Úštěk - Vchynice - Vědomice - Velemín - Velké Žernoseky - Vlastislav - Vražkov - Vrbičany - Vrbice - Vrutice - Záluží - Žabovřesky nad Ohří - Žalhostice - Židovice - Žitenice

Geography

Landscape around Lovosice

Most of the territory is flat and has an agricultural character, but the north is hilly. The territory extends into three geomorphological mesoregions: Lower Ohře Table (south), Central Bohemian Uplands (north) and Ralsko Uplands (east). The highest point of the district is the mountain Milešovka in Velemín with an elevation of 837 m (2,746 ft), the lowest point is the river bed of the Elbe in Prackovice nad Labem at 143 m (469 ft). A dominant feature of the southern part of the district is the Říp Mountain.

From the total district area of 1,032.4 km² (398.6 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 731.5 km² (282.4 sq mi), forests occupy 170.2 km² (65.7 sq mi), and water area occupies 18.8 km² (7.3 sq mi). Forests cover 16.5% of the district's area.^[1]

The most important rivers are the Elbe and its tributary Ohře, which drain the entire territory. The largest body of water is Žernosecké Lake, an artificial lake created by flooding sandstone quarry. However, there are only a few bodies of water.

České Středohoří is a protected landscape area that extends into the district.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 109,969 —     1880 122,987 +11.8% 1890 124,945 +1.6% 1900 131,418 +5.2% 1910 141,412 +7.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 142,324 +0.6% 1930 149,917 +5.3% 1950 107,078 −28.6% 1961 115,415 +7.8% 1970 115,990 +0.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 119,621 +3.1% 1991 113,883 −4.8% 2001 114,259 +0.3% 2011 117,278 +2.6% 2021 117,400 +0.1%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Most populated municipalities

Name	Population[2]	Area (km2)
Litoměřice	22,983	18
Roudnice nad Labem	12,823	17
Lovosice	8,774	12
Štětí	8,609	54
Libochovice	3,428	16
Terezín	2,863	14
Úštěk	2,858	75
Bohušovice nad Ohří	2,442	9
Budyně nad Ohří	2,174	34
Třebenice	1,891	22

Economy

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

Economic entity	Location	Number of employees	Main activity
TRCZ	Lovosice	1,000–1,499	Manufacture of parts for motor vehicles
Horní Beřkovice Psychiatric Hospital	Horní Beřkovice	500–999	Health care
Centrum sociální pomoci Litoměřice	Lovosice	500–999	Residential care activities
Lovochemie	Lovosice	500–999	Manufacture of fertilisers
2JCP	Račice	500–999	Manufacture of metal structures
Mondi Štětí	Štětí	500–999	Manufacture of paper
CS-BETON	Velké Žernoseky	500–999	Manufacture of concrete products for construction purposes

Transport

The D8 motorway from Prague to Ústí nad Labem runs across the district.

Sights

Ploskovice Castle

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

• Říp with the Rotunda of Saint George
• Small Fortress in Terezín
• Libochovice Castle
• Ploskovice Castle
• Augustinian monastery in Roudnice nad Labem
• Litoměřice Town Hall

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

• Litoměřice (monument reservation)
• Terezín (monument reservation)
• Úštěk (monument reservation)
• Starý Týn (monument reservation)
• Budyně nad Ohří
• Roudnice nad Labem
• Brocno
• Chotiněves
• Dolní Nezly
• Rašovice
• Slatina
• Soběnice
• Srdov

The most visited tourist destination is the Terezín Memorial.^[8]

Notable people

Main category: People from Litoměřice District