Litoměřice District
The Okres Litoměřice ( German district Leitmeritz ) was a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. The Okresy were comparable to those counties in Germany in about and were disbanded on 31 December 2002 as the managing authority. The district is located in northern Bohemia and included large parts of the Bohemian Uplands.
In Okres Litoměřice about 115,000 people lived in 105 communities ( Obec ) 271 districts ( část obcí ).
The area of Okres Litoměřice had been inhabited since 200,000 years ago. Since the 6th century it was the home of the Slavic tribes around the forefather Čech ( Bohemian). The district is located in the southeastern part of the Ústí nad Labem Region (Czech Republic), at the confluence of the Elbe and Eger. With 1032 km ² it is the largest district in the county.
Three quarters of the surface can be used for agricultural purposes. The most important industries, the chemical industry, followed by paper, building materials and food industry. Agriculture specializes in fruit and vegetables, hops and vineyards. The share of employment in agriculture is the highest in the county. The unemployment rate is 12%.
New technologies and the restructuring of large-scale industry and large-scale agriculture came to relax in the environmental impact.
Cities and Towns
( Towns are marked in bold)
Historic buildings and monuments
The now- favorable conditions and numerous historical attractions as well as the pleasant climate encourage tourism. To gladly visited sites include:
- Water - castle Budyně - nad Ohri Budyně
- Hiking and biking trails in the Bohemian Central Mountains
- Doksany Monastery - the complex of former Premonstratensian convent of - Doksany
- Házmburk castle - ruins from the 13th century; Symbol of the Bohemian Central Mountains - Klapý
- Monumental castle Libochovice - An early Baroque castle - Libochovice
- Castle Sebin - remains of the castle from the 13th century - Libochovice
- Church of sv. Kateřiny Alexandrijské - baroque church - Libotenice
- Listed cities Litoměřice (gallery, Máchův Památník ) Terezín ( Small Fortress ) and Úštěk
- Castle Ploskovice - Baroque Castle - Ploskovice
- Rotunda of St. George on the mountain Rip
- Monastery Roudnice - Former baroque monastery of the Augustinian Roudnice
- Castle Roudnice - Baroque castle, originally Bishop's Castle in Romanesque style and gallery - Roudnice
- Windmill Siřejovice - ruins of the windmill, built in the Dutch style - Siřejovice
- Small Fortress Terezin - Baroque Fortress, Concentration Camp - Terezin
- Museum of the Bohemian garnet in Trebenice
- Helfenburg - Romantic ruins from the 14th century - Úštěk
- Ronburg - Romantic ruins from the 14th century - Ronov
- Opárno castle - ruins of the castle from the 14th century - Velemín
Swell
- Chomutov and its surroundings, official website, www.kr- ustecky.cz
- Český statistický úřad ( Czech Statistical Office), Ústí nad Labem, www.ustinadlabem.czso.cz