# Most District

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**Most District** (Czech: *okres Most*) is a [district](/source/Okres) in the [Ústí nad Labem Region](/source/%C3%9Ast%C3%AD_nad_Labem_Region) of the [Czech Republic](/source/Czech_Republic). Its capital is the city of [Most](/source/Most_(city)).

## Administrative division

Most District is divided into two [administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence](/source/Districts_of_the_Czech_Republic#Municipalities_with_extended_competence): Most and Litvínov.

### List of municipalities

Cities and towns are marked in **bold**:

[Bečov](/source/Be%C4%8Dov) - [Bělušice](/source/B%C4%9Blu%C5%A1ice_(Most_District)) - [Braňany](/source/Bra%C5%88any) - [Brandov](/source/Brandov) - [Český Jiřetín](/source/%C4%8Cesk%C3%BD_Ji%C5%99et%C3%ADn) - [Havraň](/source/Havra%C5%88) - [Hora Svaté Kateřiny](/source/Hora_Svat%C3%A9_Kate%C5%99iny) - **[Horní Jiřetín](/source/Horn%C3%AD_Ji%C5%99et%C3%ADn)** - [Klíny](/source/Kl%C3%ADny) - [Korozluky](/source/Korozluky) - [Lišnice](/source/Li%C5%A1nice) - **[Litvínov](/source/Litv%C3%ADnov)** - **[Lom](/source/Lom_(Most_District))** - [Louka u Litvínova](/source/Louka_u_Litv%C3%ADnova) - [Lužice](/source/Lu%C5%BEice_(Most_District)) - [Malé Březno](/source/Mal%C3%A9_B%C5%99ezno_(Most_District)) - [Mariánské Radčice](/source/Mari%C3%A1nsk%C3%A9_Rad%C4%8Dice) - **[Meziboří](/source/Mezibo%C5%99%C3%AD)** - **[Most](/source/Most_(city))** - [Nová Ves v Horách](/source/Nov%C3%A1_Ves_v_Hor%C3%A1ch) - [Obrnice](/source/Obrnice) - [Patokryje](/source/Patokryje) - [Polerady](/source/Polerady_(Most_District)) - [Skršín](/source/Skr%C5%A1%C3%ADn) - [Volevčice](/source/Volev%C4%8Dice_(Most_District)) - [Želenice](/source/%C5%BDelenice_(Most_District))

## Geography

Most District borders Germany in the north. The terrain is very varied and goes from flat in the south to mountainous in the north. The territory extends into three geomorphological mesoregions: [Most Basin](/source/Most_Basin) (southwest and centre), [Ore Mountains](/source/Ore_Mountains) (north) and [Central Bohemian Uplands](/source/Central_Bohemian_Uplands) (southeast). The highest point of the district is the mountain Loučná in [Lom](/source/Lom_(Most_District)) with an elevation of 956 m (3,136 ft), the lowest point is the river bed of the Bílina in [Želenice](/source/%C5%BDelenice_(Most_District)) at 204 m (669 ft).

From the total district area of 467.1 km2 (180.3 sq mi), [agricultural land](/source/Agricultural_land) occupies 133.5 km2 (51.5 sq mi), forests occupy 161.6 km2 (62.4 sq mi), and water area occupies 11.1 km2 (4.3 sq mi). Forests cover 34.6% of the district's area.[1]

The most important river is the [Bílina](/source/B%C3%ADlina_(river)), which drains the entire territory. Its most important tributary is the Srpina. The largest body of water is [Most Lake](/source/Most_Lake), an artificial lake with an area of 309 ha (760 acres). Notable is also Fláje Reservoir with an area of 153 ha (380 acres).

[České středohoří](/source/Central_Bohemian_Uplands) is a [protected landscape area](/source/Protected_areas_of_the_Czech_Republic) that extends into the district, with a small part in the southeast of the district.

## Demographics

Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1869 38,222 — 1880 49,486 +29.5% 1890 65,500 +32.4% 1900 100,808 +53.9% 1910 117,111 +16.2% 1921 118,762 +1.4% 1930 127,424 +7.3% 1950 101,199 −20.6% 1961 112,818 +11.5% 1970 117,189 +3.9% 1980 117,297 +0.1% 1991 120,212 +2.5% 2001 117,196 −2.5% 2011 111,775 −4.6% 2021 105,165 −5.9%

Censuses[2][3]

### Most populated municipalities

Name Population[4] Area (km2) Most 63,474 87 Litvínov 22,387 41 Meziboří 4,597 14 Lom 3,762 17 Horní Jiřetín 2,176 40 Obrnice 2,049 7 Bečov 1,389 28 Braňany 1,199 6

## Economy

The largest employers with headquarters in Most District and at least 500 employees are:[5]

Economic entity Location Number of employees Main activity Orlen Unipetrol Litvínov 3,000–3,999 Crude oil processing and manufacture of plastics Orlen Service Česká republika Litvínov 500–999 Maintenance and repair of industrial equipment City of Most Most 500–999 Public administration Sev.en Inntech Most 500–999 Support activities for mining Vršanská uhelná Most 500–999 Coal mining

## Transport

There are no motorways in the district territory. The most important road that passes through the district is the I/13 from [Karlovy Vary](/source/Karlovy_Vary) to [Liberec](/source/Liberec).

## Sights

The most important monuments in the district, protected as [national cultural monuments](/source/Cultural_monument_(Czech_Republic)), are:[6]

- [Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary](/source/Church_of_the_Assumption_of_the_Virgin_Mary_(Most)) in Most
- Jezeří Castle in Horní Jiřetín

The best-preserved settlement, which is the only one protected as a [monument zone](/source/Cultural_monument_(Czech_Republic)#Monument_zones), is [Litvínov](/source/Litv%C3%ADnov)-Osada.[7]

The most visited tourist destination is the Jezeří Castle.[8]

## References

1. ["Land use (as at 31 December)"](https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-vyhledavani&pvo=ZPR15&vyhltext=plochy&bkvt=cGxvY2h5&z=T&f=TABULKA&katalog=all&u=v40__VUZEMI__101__40495&&str=v40). *Public database*. [Czech Statistical Office](/source/Czech_Statistical_Office). Retrieved 2023-05-17.

1. ["Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011"](https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015) (in Czech). [Czech Statistical Office](/source/Czech_Statistical_Office). 2015-12-21.

1. ["Population Census 2021: Population by sex"](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). *Public Database*. [Czech Statistical Office](/source/Czech_Statistical_Office). 2021-03-27.

1. ["Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025"](https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/population-of-municipalities-t4l3n8d2iw). [Czech Statistical Office](/source/Czech_Statistical_Office). 2025-05-16.

1. ["Registr ekonomických subjektů"](https://csu.gov.cz/registr_ekonomickych_subjektu) (in Czech). *Business Register*. Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2025-03-17.

1. ["Výsledky vyhledávání: Národní kulturní památky, okres Most"](https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/soupis/podle-relevance/1/seznam/?typOchrany=NKP&chraneno=1&lokalizaceZahranici=0&kompObj=1) (in Czech). *Ústřední seznam kulturních památek*. National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.

1. ["Výsledky vyhledávání: Památkové rezervace, Památkové zóny, okres Most"](https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/soupis/podle-relevance/1/seznam/?typOchrany=PZ%3BPR&chraneno=1&lokalizaceZahranici=0) (in Czech). *Ústřední seznam kulturních památek*. National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.

1. ["Návštěvnost památek 2021"](https://www.statistikakultury.cz/navstevnost-pamatek-2021/) (in Czech). Národní informační a poradenské středisko pro kulturu. Retrieved 2023-03-20.

## External links

- [Most District](https://csu.gov.cz/ulk/okres_most) – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website

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