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Trutnov District ( Czech : okres Trutnov ) is a district in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic . Its capital is the town of Trutnov .

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16-1501: Trutnov District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence : Trutnov, Dvůr Králové nad Labem and Vrchlabí. Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics : Batňovice - Bernartice - Bílá Třemešná - Bílé Poličany - Borovnice - Borovnička - Čermná - Černý Důl - Chotěvice - Choustníkovo Hradiště - Chvaleč - Dolní Branná - Dolní Brusnice - Dolní Dvůr - Dolní Kalná - Dolní Lánov - Dolní Olešnice - Doubravice - Dubenec - Dvůr Králové nad Labem - Hajnice - Havlovice - Horní Brusnice - Horní Kalná - Horní Maršov - Horní Olešnice - Hostinné - Hřibojedy - Janské Lázně - Jívka - Klášterská Lhota - Kocbeře - Kohoutov - Královec - Kuks - Kunčice nad Labem - Lampertice - Lánov - Lanžov - Libňatov - Libotov - Litíč - Malá Úpa - Malé Svatoňovice - Maršov u Úpice - Mladé Buky - Mostek - Nemojov - Pec pod Sněžkou - Pilníkov - Prosečné - Radvanice - Rtyně v Podkrkonoší - Rudník - Špindlerův Mlýn - Stanovice - Staré Buky - Strážné - Suchovršice - Svoboda nad Úpou - Třebihošť - Trotina - Trutnov - Úpice - Velké Svatoňovice - Velký Vřešťov - Vilantice - Vítězná - Vlčice - Vlčkovice v Podkrkonoší - Vrchlabí - Zábřezí-Řečice - Žacléř - Zdobín - Zlatá Olešnice Trutnov District borders Poland in

32-717: A geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic . It is located in the Hradec Králové , Liberec and Central Bohemian regions. The Jičín Uplands are a mesoregion of the North Bohemian Table within the Bohemian Massif . The uplands are rugged and sometimes have a character of flat highlands. Typical features of the relief are cuestas , tabular plateaus, horst and anticlinal ridges, erosional denudation and tectonically conditioned basins, and furrows. The relief

48-453: 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

64-528: 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] Ji%C4%8D%C3%ADn Uplands The Jičín Uplands ( Czech : Jičínská pahorkatina ) are uplands and

80-609: Is complemented by several river terraces. The uplands are further subdivided into the microregions of Turnov Uplands and Bělohrad Uplands. There are a lot of medium-high hills. The relief is very rugged, but the elevations are low. The highest peaks are located in the northern part of the territory. The highest peaks of the Jičín Uplands are: The territory is L-shaped and elongated from west to east. The region has an area of 1,244 square kilometres (480 sq mi) and an average elevation of 306 m (1,004 ft). The west of

96-779: Is the Les Království Reservoir. Most of the Giant Mountains area of the district is protected as the Krkonoše National Park and belongs to the most valuable area of the country thanks to a significant amount of rare flora and fauna. In the east, the Broumovsko Protected Landscape Area extends into the district. The largest employers with headquarters in Trutnov District and at least 500 employees are: There are no motorways passing through

112-663: 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

128-568: 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

144-490: 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

160-425: 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

176-571: The district's area. The most important river is the Elbe , which originates here and crosses the territory from northwest to south. The Úpa also originates here, flows through the eastern part of the district and flows into the Elbe outside the district. Other notable rivers that originate here, but soon after leave the territory, are the Bóbr and Bystřice . The area is poor in bodies of water. The largest body of water

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192-652: The district. The most important roads are the I/14 from Náchod to Liberec , the I/16 from Jičín to the Czech-Polish border, and the I/37, which connects Trutnov with the D11 motorway . The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments , are: The best-preserved settlements and landscapes, protected as monument reservations and monument zones , are: Five of

208-434: The north. The territory of the district has a highly fragmented terrain with large differences in height. The mountain massif in the north gradually turns into uplands that continues to the south of the district. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Giant Mountains (north), Giant Mountains Foothills (centre), Broumov Highlands (northeast), Jičín Uplands (south) and East Elbe Table (small part in

224-672: The south). The highest point of the district and of the entire country is the mountain Sněžka in Pec pod Sněžkou with an elevation of 1,603 m (5,259 ft), the lowest point is the river bed of the Elbe in Kuks at 264 m (866 ft). From the total district area of 1,146.7 km (442.7 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 495.4 km (191.3 sq mi), forests occupy 539.4 km (208.3 sq mi), and water area occupies 12.0 km (4.6 sq mi). Forests cover 47.0% of

240-683: The ten most visited tourist destinations of the Hradec Králové Region are located in Trutnov District. The most visited tourist destinations are Safari Park Dvůr Králové , Sněžka – Pec pod Sněžkou cable car, Krkonoše Tree Top Trail in Janské Lázně , Baroque complex in Kuks, and hiking trail from Špindlerův Mlýn -Jelení Boudy to Sněžka. Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with extended competence Districts of

256-752: The territory is drained by the Jizera River, the east is drained by the Elbe . A notable river that crosses the centre of the territory is also the Cidlina (a tributaty of the Elbe). Suitable natural conditions contributed to the creation of many settlements in the Jičín Uplands. The most populated settlements located in whole or in large part in the territory are Mladá Boleslav , Jičín , Dvůr Králové nad Labem , Turnov , Mnichovo Hradiště , Hořice , Bakov nad Jizerou and Kosmonosy . The territory alternates between forested and agricultural landscapes. The centre and north of

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