Chrudim District

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Chrudim District

| other_name =

| native_name = Okres Chrudim

| settlement_type = District

| image_map = Map CZ - district Chrudim.PNG

| map_caption = Location in the Pardubice Region within the Czech Republic

| image_map1 =

| coordinates = {{coord|49|52|N|15|54|E|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Pardubice

| subdivision_type2 = Capital

| subdivision_name2 = Chrudim

| area_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Land use (as at 31 December)|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-vyhledavani&vyhltext=plochy&bkvt=cGxvY2h5&pvo=ZPR15&z=T&f=TABULKA&katalog=all&u=v40__VUZEMI__101__40614&&str=v40|work=Public database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|access-date=2023-05-16}}

| area_total_km2 = 992.89

| population_as_of = 2025

| population_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/population-of-municipalities-t4l3n8d2iw|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2025-05-16}}

| population_total = 106659

| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone1 = CET

| utc_offset1 = +1

| timezone1_DST = CEST

| utc_offset1_DST = +2

| area_code =

| blank_name = Municipalities

| blank_info = 108

| blank1_name = * Towns

| blank1_info = 13

| blank2_name = * Market towns

| blank2_info = 5

}}

Chrudim District ({{langx|cs|okres Chrudim}}) 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=

Geography

File:Třemošnice, Podhradí, výhled z Lichnice (2017-07-06; 02).jpg 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 {{convert|784|m|ft|abbr=on}}, the lowest point is the river bed of the Chrudimka in Úhřetice at {{convert|230|m|ft|abbr=on}}.

From the total district area of {{cvt|992.9|km2}}, agricultural land occupies {{cvt|602.1|km2}}, forests occupy {{cvt|288.1|km2}}, and water area occupies {{cvt|15.4|km2}}. Forests cover 29.0% of the district's area.

The most important river is the Chrudimka, which flows across the district from south to north. The Doubrava crosses the district in the west. The largest body of water is Seč Reservoir with an area of {{cvt|220|ha}}.

Two protected landscape areas extend into the district: Iron Mountains in the east and Žďárské vrchy in the south.

Demographics

{{historical populations

|align=none|cols=3

|1869|112143

|1880|118811

|1890|118948

|1900|121971

|1910|126851

|1921|123317

|1930|123957

|1950|102109

|1961|106402

|1970|104210

|1980|105548

|1991|104662

|2001|103934

|2011|103199

|2021|102743

|source=Censuses{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2021-03-27}}}}

=Most populated municipalities=

class="wikitable sortable"
Name

! Population

! Area (km2)

Chrudim23,56433
Hlinsko9,56324
Skuteč5,02035
Heřmanův Městec4,96414
Slatiňany4,16316
Třemošnice3,31419
Chrast3,15018
Luže2,60431
Hrochův Týnec2,30713
Proseč2,12434

Economy

The largest employers with headquarters in Chrudim District and at least 500 employees are:{{cite web |title=Registr ekonomických subjektů|url=https://csu.gov.cz/registr_ekonomickych_subjektu|work=Business Register|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|access-date=2025-03-18}}

class="wikitable sortable"
Economic entity

! Location

! Number of employees

! Main activity

Arriva AutobusyChrudim1,000–1,499Urban and suburban passenger transport
Hamzova odborná léčebna pro děti a dospěléLuže500–999Health care
DAKO-CZTřemošnice500–999Manufacture of braking systems for rolling stock
Kovolis HedvikovTřemošnice500–999Casting 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

File:Pohled na zámek Slatiňany z Vrchlického ulice.jpg

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:{{cite web |title=Výsledky vyhledávání: Národní kulturní památky, okres Chrudim|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/soupis/podle-relevance/1/seznam/?typOchrany=NKP&chraneno=1&lokalizaceZahranici=0&kompObj=1|work=Ústřední seznam kulturních památek|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-06-19}}

The best-preserved settlements and landscapes, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are:{{cite web |title=Výsledky vyhledávání: Památkové rezervace, Památkové zóny, okres Chrudim|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/soupis/podle-relevance/1/seznam/?typOchrany=PZ%3BPR&chraneno=1&lokalizaceZahranici=0|work=Ústřední seznam kulturních památek|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-06-19}}

The most visited tourist destinations are the Vysočina Open Air Museum in Hlinsko, Slatiňany Castle, and Museum of Puppetry Culture in Chrudim.{{cite web |title=Turisté mají v České republice nejraději zoologické zahrady, technické památky, koupání a Pražský hrad|url=https://www.czechtourism.cz/cs-CZ/a379e3ab-cae1-419c-9094-6a8f4f244128/article/turiste-maji-v-ceske-republice-nejradeji-zoologick|publisher=CzechTourism|language=cs|date=2022-06-24|access-date=2023-05-10}}

Notable people

{{Main category|People from Chrudim District}}

References

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