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

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

thumb|[[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 , the lowest point is the river bed of the Chrudimka in Úhřetice at .

From the total district area of , agricultural land occupies , forests occupy , and water area occupies . Forests cover 29.0% of the district's area.

Most populated municipalities

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! Name

! Population

{| class="wikitable sortable"

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! Economic entity

! Location

! Number of employees

! Main activity

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| Arriva Autobusy || Chrudim || 1,000–1,499 || Urban and suburban passenger transport

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| Hamzova odborná léčebna pro děti a dospělé || Luže || 500–999 || Health care

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| DAKO-CZ || Třemošnice || 500–999 || Manufacture of braking systems for rolling stock

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| 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

thumb|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, and Museum of Puppetry Culture in Chrudim.

Notable people

References

  • Chrudim District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website