Districts of the Czech Republic

Districts of the Czech Republic
Districts of the Czech Republic
Also known as:; Okresy České Republiky;
Location	Czech Republic
Found in	Regions of the Czech Republic (13+1)
Created	1960;
Abolished	2003 (as administrative units);
Number	76 (as of 2021)
Possible status	still exist as territorial units;
Additional status	;
Subdivisions	Administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence (205);

Districts of the Czech Republic are territorial units, formerly used as second-level administrative divisions of the Czech Republic. After their primary administrative function has been abolished in 2003, they still exist for the activities of specific authorities and as statistical units. Their administrative function was moved to selected municipalities.

Establishment[]

In 1960, Czechoslovakia was re-divided into districts (okres, plural okresy) often without regard to traditional division and local relationships. In the area of the Czech Republic, there were 75 districts; the 76th Jeseník District was split in the 1990s from Šumperk District. Three consisted only of statutory cities Brno, Ostrava and Plzeň which gained the status of districts only in 1971; Ostrava and Plzeň districts were later expanded. The capital city of Prague has a special status, being considered a municipality and region at the same time and not being a part of any district, but ten districts of Prague (obvody) were in some ways equivalent to okres.

Municipalities with extended competence[]

A reform in effect since January 2003 replaced the districts with 205 Administrative Districts of Municipalities with Extended Competence (abbreviated AD MEC; správní obvody obcí s rozšířenou působností, abbreviated SO ORP), also called third-level municipalities, or unofficially "little districts". These municipalities took over most of the administration of the former district authorities. The old districts still exist as territorial units and remain as seats of some of the offices, especially courts, police and archives.

In 2007 the borders of the districts were slightly adjusted and 119 municipalities were moved into different districts.^[1] In 2021 another reform was made and 18 municipalities were moved between districts or between administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence.^[2]

After the 2021 reform, borders of AD MECs respect borders of districts, with only exception granted by law being AD MEC of Turnov, which is partly in districts of Semily, Jablonec nad Nisou and Liberec. The reasons are the vastness of this territory and different requirements of the territory's population.^[2]

Municipalities with commissioned local authority[]

Administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence are further divided into 393 Administrative Districts of Municipalities with Commissioned Local Authority (abbreviated AD CLA; správní obvody obcí s pověřeným obecním úřadem, abbreviated SO POÚ), also called "second-level municipalities"). A municipality with commissioned local authority is a municipality to which the state delegates part of its powers, but not to the extent that it delegates it to a municipality with extended competence.

Maps of districts[]

Map of districts (borders as of 2016)

Map of administrative districts of municipalities with extended competences (borders as of 2016)

List of districts[]

Region	District	Area (km²)	Population (2021)^[3]	Mun.
Prague	Prague	496	1,335,084	1
Central Bohemian Region	Benešov	1,475	99,742	114
	Beroun	662	96,403	85
	Kladno	720	166,845	100
	Kolín	748	103,932	90
	Kutná Hora	917	76,310	88
	Mělník	701	109,987	69
	Mladá Boleslav	1,023	131,042	120
	Nymburk	846	101,539	86
	Prague-East	755	188,939	110
	Prague-West	580	152,285	79
	Příbram	1,693	115,236	120
	Rakovník	896	55,737	83
South Bohemian Region	České Budějovice	1,639	196,602	109
	Český Krumlov	1,616	61,320	47
	Jindřichův Hradec	1,944	90,279	106
	Písek	1,127	71,588	75
	Prachatice	1,375	50,779	65
	Strakonice	1,032	70,532	112
	Tábor	1,326	102,451	110
Plzeň Region	Domažlice	1,052	55,268	76
	Klatovy	1,946	86,253	94
	Plzeň-City	261	194,840	15
	Plzeň-South	1,068	70,131	99
	Plzeň-North	1,287	80,671	98
	Rokycany	575	49,489	68
	Tachov	1,378	54,389	51
Karlovy Vary Region	Cheb	1,046	91,434	40
	Karlovy Vary	1,515	114,374	56
	Sokolov	754	87,503	38
Ústí nad Labem Region	Chomutov	935	124,600	44
	Děčín	909	128,449	52
	Litoměřice	1,032	119,177	105
	Louny	1,118	86,364	70
	Most	467	110,933	26
	Teplice	469	128,830	34
	Ústí nad Labem	405	118,651	23
Liberec Region	Česká Lípa	1,073	102,998	57
	Jablonec nad Nisou	439	91,533	35
	Liberec	989	175,465	59
	Semily	662	74,660	65
Hradec Králové Region	Hradec Králové	892	164,435	104
	Jičín	887	80,134	111
	Náchod	852	109,487	78
	Rychnov nad Kněžnou	982	79,333	80
	Trutnov	1,147	117,414	75
Pardubice Region	Chrudim	993	104,708	108
	Pardubice	880	176,137	112
	Svitavy	1,379	104,000	116
	Ústí nad Orlicí	1,267	138,011	115
Vysočina Region	Havlíčkův Brod	1,265	94,612	120
	Jihlava	1,199	113,664	123
	Pelhřimov	1,290	72,298	120
	Třebíč	1,463	110,337	167
	Žďár nad Sázavou	1,579	117,941	174
South Moravian Region	Blansko	862	109,104	116
	Břeclav	1,038	116,482	63
	Brno-City	230	382,405	1
	Brno-Country	1,499	226,442	187
	Hodonín	1,099	153,607	82
	Vyškov	876	92,735	80
	Znojmo	1,590	114,552	144
Olomouc Region	Jeseník	719	37,709	24
	Olomouc	1,620	235,441	98
	Přerov	845	128,901	105
	Prostějov	770	108,504	97
	Šumperk	1,313	119,967	78
Zlín Region	Kroměříž	796	104,826	79
	Uherské Hradiště	991	141,630	78
	Vsetín	1,131	141,896	59
	Zlín	1,046	191,767	91
Moravian-Silesian Region	Bruntál	1,537	90,971	67
	Frýdek-Místek	1,208	214,587	72
	Karviná	356	242,779	17
	Nový Jičín	882	151,398	54
	Opava	1,113	175,777	77
	Ostrava-City	332	317,322	13

References[]

^ "Změny hranic okresů k 1. 1. 2007". czso.cz (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Obecně o novém zákonu č. 51/2020 Sb". mvcr.cz (in Czech). Ministry of the interior of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.

[1] "Změny hranic okresů k 1. 1. 2007". czso.cz (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2021-06-02.

[mvcr-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Obecně o novém zákonu č. 51/2020 Sb". mvcr.cz (in Czech). Ministry of the interior of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 2021-06-02.

[3] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.

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