Most District

District in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic

Most District Okres Most
District
Location in the Ústí nad Labem Region within the Czech Republic

Coordinates: 50°34′N 13°36′E / 50.567°N 13.600°E / 50.567; 13.600
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Ústí nad Labem
Capital	Most
Area ^[1]
• Total	467.10 km² (180.35 sq mi)
Population (2023)^[2]
• Total	108,116
• 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

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.

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 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 311 ha (770 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	63,856	87
Litvínov	22,695	41
Meziboří	4,627	14
Lom	3,701	17
Horní Jiřetín	2,206	40
Obrnice	2,057	7
Bečov	1,389	28
Braňany	1,197	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	2,000–2,499	Crude oil processing and manufacture of plastics
Yankee Candle	Havraň	500–999	Manufacture of candles
BIS Czech	Horní Jiřetín	500–999	Maintenance of machinery
City of Most	Most	500–999	Public administration
Sev.en Inntech	Most	500–999	Support activities for mining
Severní energetická	Most	500–999	Coal mining
Vršanská uhelná	Most	500–999	Coal mining

Transport

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

Sights

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

References

^ ^a ^b "Land use (as at 31 December)". Public database. Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
^ ^a ^b "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Most" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Registr ekonomických subjektů". Business Register (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Národní kulturní památky, okres Most". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Památkové rezervace, Památkové zóny, okres Most". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
^ "Návštěvnost památek 2021" (in Czech). Národní informační a poradenské středisko pro kulturu. Retrieved 2023-03-20.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Most District.

Most District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website

Districts of the Ústí nad Labem Region

v t e Towns and villages of Most District
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