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15-1316: Domažlice District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence : Domažlice and Horšovský Týn. Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics : Babylon - Bělá nad Radbuzou - Blížejov - Brnířov - Čermná - Česká Kubice - Chocomyšl - Chodov - Chodská Lhota - Chrastavice - Díly - Domažlice - Drahotín - Draženov - Hlohová - Hlohovčice - Hora Svatého Václava - Horšovský Týn - Hostouň - Hradiště - Hvožďany - Kanice - Kaničky - Kdyně - Klenčí pod Čerchovem - Koloveč - Kout na Šumavě - Křenovy - Libkov - Loučim - Luženičky - Meclov - Mezholezy (former Domažlice District) - Mezholezy (former Horšovský Týn District) - Milavče - Mířkov - Mnichov - Močerady - Mrákov - Mutěnín - Nemanice - Němčice - Nevolice - Nová Ves - Nový Kramolín - Osvračín - Otov - Pařezov - Pasečnice - Pec - Pelechy - Poběžovice - Pocinovice - Poděvousy - Postřekov - Puclice - Rybník - Semněvice - Spáňov - Srbice - Srby - Staňkov - Stráž - Tlumačov - Trhanov - Úboč - Újezd - Únějovice - Úsilov - Velký Malahov - Vidice - Vlkanov - Všepadly - Všeruby - Zahořany - Ždánov Domažlice District borders Germany in

30-453: A part of any district, but ten districts of Prague ( obvody ) were in some ways equivalent to okres . A reform in effect since January 2003 replaced the districts with 205 Administrative Districts of Municipalities with Extended Competence (abbreviated AD MEC; správní obvody obcí s rozšířenou působností , abbreviated SO ORP ), also called third-level municipalities, or unofficially "little districts". These municipalities took over most of

45-662: Is a lowland in the Upper Palatine-Bavarian Forest that separates the Upper Palatinate Forest from the Bavarian Forest . At the same time it connects the Upper Palatinate with Bohemia . The German part has an area of 281 km², a length of 40 kilometres and a width of five to ten kilometres. The Czech part covers 206 km². The valley runs in a west-southwest-east northeast direction. It

60-573: Is a municipality to which the state delegates part of its powers, but not to the extent that it delegates it to a municipality with extended competence. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Cham-Furth Depression The Cham-Furth Depression or Všeruby Highlands ( German : Cham-Further Senke , Czech : Všerubská vrchovina )

75-536: Is divided into the Cham basin in the west at a height of 360 to 400 metres, which extends from Roding roughly as far as Arnschwang , and the smaller Furth depression in the east, which extends to Bohemia at heights of 400 to 500 metres. The Furth valley is bounded in the east by the European watershed . Its highest point is Kameňák ( Steinwald , 751 m) near Svatá Kateřina ( St. Katharina ). The geologically ancient depression

90-577: Is filled with Pleistocene and alluvial sediments and drained by the rivers Chamb and Regen and their tributaries. These rivers meander through the undulating, hilly region. In the Cham Basin, gneisses and granites predominate. In the Furth valley melanocratic rock of the gabbro - amphibolite mass is dominant. The climate is warmer and drier than the surrounding mountains, but winters are relatively cold and often characterized by böhm winds from

105-648: Is the Radbuza , which springs in the western part of the district and flows across the district to east. The Chamb also springs here. There are no large bodies of water in the territory. The largest is the Mezholezský Pond with an area of 38 ha (94 acres). There is one protected landscape area : the southern half of Český les . The largest employers with headquarters in Domažlice District and at least 500 employees are: There are no motorways passing through

120-502: Is the river bed of the Radbuza in Staňkov at 351 m (1,152 ft). From the total district area of 1,051.8 km (406.1 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 564.2 km (217.8 sq mi), forests occupy 396.7 km (153.2 sq mi), and water area occupies 12.9 km (5.0 sq mi). Forests cover 37.7% of the district's area. The only important river

135-663: The 2021 reform, borders of AD MECs respect borders of districts, with only exception granted by law being AD MEC of Turnov, which is partly in districts of Semily, Jablonec nad Nisou and Liberec. The reasons are the vastness of this territory and different requirements of the territory's population. Administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence are further divided into 393 Administrative Districts of Municipalities with Commissioned Local Authority (abbreviated AD CLA; správní obvody obcí s pověřeným obecním úřadem , abbreviated SO POÚ), also called "second-level municipalities"). A municipality with commissioned local authority

150-625: The Czech Republic are territorial units, formerly used as second-level administrative divisions of the Czech Republic . After their primary administrative function has been abolished in 2003, they still exist for the activities of specific authorities and as statistical units. Their administrative function was moved to selected municipalities. In 1960, Czechoslovakia was re-divided into districts ( okres , plural okresy ) often without regard to traditional division and local relationships. In

165-490: The administration of the former district authorities. The old districts still exist as territorial units and remain as seats of some of the offices, especially courts , police and archives . In 2007 the borders of the districts were slightly adjusted and 119 municipalities were moved into different districts. In 2021 another reform was made and 18 municipalities were moved between districts or between administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence. After

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180-425: The area of the Czech Republic, there were 75 districts; the 76th Jeseník District was split from Šumperk District in 1996. Three consisted only of statutory cities Brno , Ostrava and Plzeň which gained the status of districts only in 1971; Ostrava and Plzeň districts were later expanded. The capital city of Prague has a special status, being considered a municipality and region at the same time and not being

195-706: The district. The most important road is the I/26 from Plzeň to the Czech-German border via Horšovský Týn. The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments , are: The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument reservations and monument zones , are: The most visited tourist destination is the Horšovský Týn Castle. Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with extended competence Districts of

210-560: The east. The hilltops of the typically rural landscape are covered with islands of spruce and pine. While the Cham Basin has been inhabited almost continuously since the Stone Age , the Furth valley was not fully developed until the High Middle Ages . Farming dominates, followed by grassland use. The Cham-Furth Depression has always been an important communication route between Bavaria and Bohemia. Cham Castle, built around 976, guarded

225-510: The west. The terrain is hilly and along the state border, the landscape is mountainous. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Upper Palatine Forest (west), Upper Palatine Forest Foothills (north and centre), Plasy Uplands (northeast), Cham-Furth Depression (south) and Švihov Highlands (east). The highest point of the district is the mountain Čerchov in Pec with an elevation of 1,042 m (3,419 ft). The lowest point

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