Most District

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

Most District Okres Most
District
Location in the Ústí nad Labem Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°34′N 13°36′E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Ústí nad Labem
Capital	Most
Area [1]
• Total	467.10 km2 (180.35 sq mi)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	107,952
• Density	230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	26
* Cities and towns	6
* Market towns	0

Administrative division

Most District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Most and Litvínov.

List of municipalities

Cities and towns are marked in bold:

Bečov - Bělušice - Braňany - Brandov - Český Jiřetín - Havraň - Hora Svaté Kateřiny - Horní Jiřetín - Klíny - Korozluky - Lišnice - Litvínov - Lom - Louka u Litvínova - Lužice - Malé Březno - Mariánské Radčice - Meziboří - Most - Nová Ves v Horách - Obrnice - Patokryje - Polerady - Skršín - Volevčice - Želenice

Geography

Most Lake

Most District borders Germany in the north. The terrain is very varied and goes from flat in the south to mountainous in the north. The territory extends into three geomorphological mesoregions: Most Basin (southwest and centre), Ore Mountains (north) and Central Bohemian Uplands (southeast). The highest point of the district is the mountain Loučná in Lom with an elevation of 956 m (3,136 ft), the lowest point is the river bed of the Bílina in Želenice at 204 m (669 ft).

From the total district area of 467.1 km² (180.3 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 133.5 km² (51.5 sq mi), forests occupy 161.6 km² (62.4 sq mi), and water area occupies 11.1 km² (4.3 sq mi). Forests cover 34.6% of the district's area.^[1]

The most important river is the Bílina, which drains the entire territory. Its most important tributary is the Srpina. The largest body of water is Most Lake, an artificial lake with an area of 309 ha (760 acres). Notable is also Fláje Reservoir with an area of 153 ha (380 acres).

České Středohoří is a protected landscape area that extends into the district, with a small part in the southeast of the district.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 38,222 —     1880 49,486 +29.5% 1890 65,500 +32.4% 1900 100,808 +53.9% 1910 117,111 +16.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 118,762 +1.4% 1930 127,424 +7.3% 1950 101,199 −20.6% 1961 112,818 +11.5% 1970 117,189 +3.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 117,297 +0.1% 1991 120,212 +2.5% 2001 117,196 −2.5% 2011 111,775 −4.6% 2021 105,165 −5.9%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Most populated municipalities

Name	Population[2]	Area (km2)
Most	63,882	87
Litvínov	22,512	41
Meziboří	4,587	14
Lom	3,715	17
Horní Jiřetín	2,202	40
Obrnice	2,042	7
Bečov	1,386	28
Braňany	1,191	6

Economy

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

Economic entity	Location	Number of employees	Main activity
Orlen Unipetrol	Litvínov	3,000–3,999	Crude oil processing and manufacture of plastics
Orlen Service Česká republika	Litvínov	500–999	Maintenance and repair of industrial equipment
City of Most	Most	500–999	Public administration
Sev.en Inntech	Most	500–999	Support activities for mining
Vršanská uhelná	Most	500–999	Coal mining

Transport

There are no motorways in the district territory. The most important road that passes through the district is the I/13 from Karlovy Vary to Liberec.

Sights

Jezeří Castle above a lignite mine

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

• Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Most
• Jezeří Castle in Horní Jiřetín

The best-preserved settlement, which is the only one protected as a monument zone, is Litvínov-Osada.^[7]

The most visited tourist destination is the Jezeří Castle.^[8]

Notable people

Main category: People from Most District