Sokolov District

Sokolov District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Sokolov and Kraslice.

Towns are marked in bold:

Březová -

Bublava -

Bukovany -

Chlum Svaté Maří -

Chodov -

Citice -

Dasnice -

Dolní Nivy -

Dolní Rychnov -

Habartov -

Horní Slavkov -

Jindřichovice -

Josefov -

Kaceřov -

Krajková -

Královské Poříčí -

Kraslice -

Krásno -

Kynšperk nad Ohří -

Libavské Údolí -

Loket -

Lomnice -

Nová Ves -

Nové Sedlo -

Oloví -

Přebuz -

Rotava -

Rovná -

Šabina -

Šindelová -

Sokolov -

Staré Sedlo -

Stříbrná -

Svatava -

Tatrovice -

Těšovice -

Vintířov -

Vřesová

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Sokolov District borders Germany in the north. The terrain is characterized by two mountain ranges with a forested landscape, between which there is an unforested depression. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Ore Mountains (north), Sokolov Basin (centre), Slavkov Forest (south), Cheb Basin (small part in the west) and Fichtel Mountains (very small part in the northwest). The highest point of the district is the mountain Špičák in Stříbrná with an elevation of {{convert|995|m|ft|abbr=on}}. The lowest point is the river bed of the Ohře in Loket at {{convert|374|m|ft|abbr=on}}.

From the total district area of {{cvt|753.7|km2}}, agricultural land occupies {{cvt|209.0|km2}}, forests occupy {{cvt|390.1|km2}}, and water area occupies {{cvt|17.4|km2}}. Forests cover 51.8% of the district's area.

The most important river is the Ohře, which flows across the district from west to east and drains the entire territory. Its longest tributary in the district is the Svatava. The Teplá River forms part of the southeastern district border. There are several water reservoirs and artificial lakes created by reclamation after coal mining. The largest body of water is Medard Lake.

In the district is one protected landscape area, located in the south of the district: Slavkovský les.

{{historical populations

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|1869|89483

|1880|97483

|1890|108134

|1900|127488

|1910|141448

|1921|136452

|1930|145847

|1950|66695

|1961|79210

|1970|90289

|1980|95444

|1991|92623

|2001|93607

|2011|89961

|2021|83987

|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}}}}

The largest employers with headquarters in Sokolov 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=2025-03-17}}

The D6 motorway from Karlovy Vary to Cheb (part of the European routes E48 and E49) passes through the district.

File:Chlum Svaté Maří poutní místo - kostel (5).jpg

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:{{cite web |title=Výsledky vyhledávání: Národní kulturní památky, okres Sokolov|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}}

• Jeroným Mine in Podstrání
• Artificial water channel Dlouhá stoka (partly)
• Pilgrimage area Chlum Svaté Maří with the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and Saint Mary Magdalene

The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are:{{cite web |title=Výsledky vyhledávání: Památkové rezervace, Památkové zóny, okres Sokolov|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}}

• Loket (monument reservation)
• Horní Slavkov
• Dolní Rychnov
• Královské Poříčí

The most visited tourist destination is the Loket Castle.{{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=2023-02-23}}

{{Main category|People from Sokolov District}}

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• [https://csu.gov.cz/kvk/charakteristiky-jednotlivych-okresu Sokolov District] – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website

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