Okres Příbram

Okres Příbram
Kraj	Středočeský kraj
surface	1692.43 km²
Inhabitants ; • Population density	114,778 ( January 1, 2019 ) ; 65 inhabitants / km²
Municipalities ; • of which cities ; • of which Městyse	120 ; 7 ; 1
LAU 1	CZ020B
Vehicle registration number ; (issued until 2001)	PB

Okres Příbram ( German Freiberg district in Bohemia ) is a district in the southwest of Středočeský kraj in the Czech Republic . In the west and northwest there are extensive forests in a hilly landscape that is over 800 meters high (Tok 864 m above sea level); the lowest point is at the Křeničná stream (271 m above sea level). The Vltava River with two dams, the Orlík Dam and Kamýcká Přehrada, flows through the area . Orlík is the largest dam in the Czech Republic.

With 1,692 km², Příbram is the largest district in the district. 114,778 inhabitants live in it (as of January 1, 2019), 57% of them in the seven cities of Příbram , Dobříš , Sedlčany , Sedlec-Prčice , Březnice , Rožmitál pod Třemšínem and Nový Knín . The Okres includes 120 communities with 412 districts and 517 basic settlement units.

At the foot of the mountains, natural treasures, including uranium ore, are mined, which causes the district high environmental pollution. Mechanical engineering, the food industry and the processing of non-ferrous metals have also settled here. The largest employer is the plastic goods manufacturer RAVAK in Příbram. Potatoes and grain are grown as agricultural products, and cattle are also farmed. The Brdy military training area was closed at the end of 2015 .

51% of the population is gainfully employed, 27% of them in industry and just under seven percent in agriculture and forestry. The average wage is 14,369 kroner, unemployment 9%.

Attractions

Due to the high proportion of nature, the district is a popular recreational area. There are many weekend houses at the Orlík Dam. Historical monuments can be found in

Příbram with museums dealing with mining and the pilgrimage site Svatá hora (Holy Mountain), built in 1675.
In Jince you can visit a rare technical monument, the Barbora blast furnace, the oldest of its kind in the Czech Republic.
The prehistoric Plešivec fortress is located above Jince.
Dobříš Castle is a rococo castle with an extensive park.
Sedlčany is one of the oldest towns in Bohemia.
Březnice Castle and the Jewish Quarter in Březnice.
Rožmitál pod Třemšínem Castle was built in the 14th century by Ernst von Pardubitz .
Vojna memorial for a prisoner of war and later labor camp near Lešetice .

There are also natural monuments such as Albertovy Skály and a number of other protected nature parks.

cities and communes

Bezděkov pod Třemšínem - Bohostice - Bohutín - Borotice - Bratkovice - Březnice - Bukovany - Buková u Příbramě - Cetyně - Čenkov - Čím - Daleké Dušníky - Dlouhá Lhota - Dobříš - Dolní Hbity - Drahenice - Drahlín - Drásov - Drevníky - Drhovy - Dubenec - Dublovice - Dubno - Háje - Hluboš - Hlubyně - Horčápsko - Hřiměždice - Hudčice - Hvožďany - Chotilsko - Chrást - Chraštice - Jablonná - Jesenice - Jince - Kamýk nad Vltavou - Klučenice - Kňovice - Korkyně - Kosova Hora - Kotenčice - Koupě - Kozárovice - Krasna Hora nad Vltavou - Křepenice - Křešín - Láz - Lazsko - Lešetice - Lhota u Příbramě - Malá Hraštice - Milešov - Milín - Modřovice - Mokrovraty - Nalžovice - Narysov - Nečín - Nedrahovice - Nechvalice - Nepomuk - Nestrašovice - Nová Ves pod Pleší - Nové Dvory - Nový Knín - Občov - Obecnice - Obory - Obořiště - Ohrazenice - Osečany - Ostrov - Ouběnice - Pečice - Petrovice - Pičín - Počaply - Počepice - Podlesí - Prosenická Lhota - Příbram - Příčovy - Radětice - Radíč - Rosovice - Rožm Ital pod Třemšínem - Rybníky - Sádek - Sedlčany - Sedlec-Prčice - Sedlice - Smolotely - Solenice - Stará Huť - Starosedlský Hradek - Suchodol - Svaté Pole - Svatý Jan - Svojšice - Štětkovice - Těchařovice - Tochovice - Trhové Dušníky - Třebsko - Tušovice - Velká Lečice - Věšín - Višňová - Volenice - Voznice - Vrančice - Vranovice - Vševily - Vysoká u Příbramě - Vysoký Chlumec - Zalužany - Zbenice - Zduchovice - Županovice

Web links

Commons : Okres Příbram - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

49.67 12.14Coordinates: 49 ° 40 ' N , 14 ° 7' E

[1] Český statistický úřad - The population of the Czech regions and counties as of January 1, 2019 (XLSX)

[2] ttp://www.uir.cz/okres/3211/Pribram