Ústí nad Orlicí District () is a district in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Ústí nad Orlicí, but the most populous town is Česká Třebová.

Administrative division Ústí nad Orlicí District is divided into six administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Ústí nad Orlicí, Česká Třebová, Králíky, Lanškroun, Vysoké Mýto and Žamberk.

List of municipalities Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:

Albrechtice – Anenská Studánka – Běstovice – Bošín – Brandýs nad Orlicí – Bučina – Bystřec – Čenkovice – Červená Voda – Česká Rybná – Česká Třebová – České Heřmanice – České Libchavy – České Petrovice – Choceň – Cotkytle – Damníkov – Dlouhá Třebová – Dlouhoňovice – Dobříkov – Dolní Čermná – Dolní Dobrouč – Dolní Morava – Džbánov – Hejnice – Helvíkovice – Hnátnice – Horní Čermná – Horní Heřmanice – Horní Třešňovec – Hrádek – Hrušová – Jablonné nad Orlicí – Jamné nad Orlicí – Javorník – Jehnědí – Kameničná – Klášterec nad Orlicí – Koldín – Kosořín – Králíky – Krasíkov – Kunvald – Lanškroun – Leština – Letohrad – Libecina – Libchavy – Lichkov – Líšnice – Lubník – Lukavice – Luková – Mistrovice – Mladkov – Mostek – Nasavrky – Nekoř – Nové Hrady – Orlické Podhůří – Orličky – Ostrov – Oucmanice – Pastviny – Petrovice – Písečná – Plchovice – Podlesí – Přívrat – Pustina – Radhošť – Řepníky – Řetová – Řetůvka – Rudoltice – Rybník – Sázava – Seč – Šedivec – Semanín – Skořenice – Slatina – Sobkovice – Sopotnice – Sruby – Stradouň – Strážná – Studené – Sudislav nad Orlicí – Sudslava – Svatý Jiří – Tatenice – Těchonín – Tisová – Třebovice – Trpík – Týnišťko – Újezd u Chocně – Ústí nad Orlicí – Velká Skrovnice – Verměřovice – Vinary – Voděrady – Vraclav – Vračovice-Orlov – Výprachtice – Vysoké Mýto – Záchlumí – Zádolí – Zálší – Žamberk – Žampach – Zámrsk – Zářecká Lhota – Žichlínek

Geography

Ústí nad Orlicí District borders Poland in the north. In lies mostly in the historical land of Bohemia, but the eastern edge lies in Moravia.

The landscape is very rugged and varied. While in the west there are plains, in the east there is mountainous terrain. The territory extends into eight geomorphological mesoregions: Svitavy Uplands (west), Orlice Table (northwest), Orlické Foothills (centre), Orlické Mountains (north), Zábřeh Highlands (southeast), Hanušovice Highlands (east), Králický Sněžník Mountains (northeast), and Kłodzko Valley (a narrow strip in the east). The highest point of the district and of the entire Pardubice Region is the Králický Sněžník mountain in Dolní Morava with an elevation of . The lowest point is the river bed of the Loučná in Radhošť at .

From the total district area of , agricultural land occupies , forests occupy , and water area occupies . Forests cover 31.9% of the district's area.

The longest river in the district is the Tichá Orlice. The Morava River originates here, but soon leaves the territory. Other notable rivers in the district are the Divoká Orlice, Loučná, Moravská Sázava and Třebovka. Apart from the western part of the district, there are not many bodies of water. The largest body of water is Pastviny Reservoir with an area of about .

There are no large-scale protected areas.

Demographics

Most populous municipalities Name Population Area (km2) Česká Třebová 14,982 41 Ústí nad Orlicí 13,988 36 Vysoké Mýto 12,849 42 Lanškroun 9,845 21 Choceň 8,700 22 Letohrad 6,345 24 Žamberk 5,770 17 Králíky 4,042 53 Jablonné nad Orlicí 3,085 4 Červená Voda 2,927 47

Economy The largest employers with headquarters in Ústí nad Orlicí District and at least 500 employees are:

Economic entity Location Number of employees Main activity Iveco Czech Republic Vysoké Mýto 3,000–3,999 Manufacture of motor vehicles Kyocera AVX Component Lanškroun 1,500–1,999 Manufacture of electronic components OEZ Letohrad 1,500–1,999 Manufacture of electricity distribution and control apparatus Schaeffler Production CZ Lanškroun 1,000–1,499 Manufacture of rolling element bearings COOP Konzum, družstvo Ústí nad Orlicí 1,000–1,499 Retail trade CZ LOKO Česká Třebová 500–999 Manufacture and repair of rolling stock Autoneum CZ Choceň 500–999 Manufacture of automotive parts Sněžník Dolní Morava 500–999 Sports facility operation Schott CR Lanškroun 500–999 Manufacture of electronic components SOR Libchavy Libchavy 500–999 Manufacture of motor vehicles Pekařství a cukrářství Sázava Sázava 500–999 Food industry Rieter CZ Ústí nad Orlicí 500–999 Manufacture of textile machinery

Transport There are no motorways passing through the district. The most important road is the I/35 road (part of the European route E442), which replaces the unfinished section of the D35 motorway from Olomouc to the Hradec Králové Region.

Sights

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are: Theatre in Ústí nad Orlicí Hora Matky Boží pilgrimage site in Králíky with the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary

The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument zones, are:

Brandýs nad Orlicí Česká Třebová Jablonné nad Orlicí Králíky Lanškroun Letohrad Ústí nad Orlicí Vysoké Mýto Žamberk Vysoká

The most visited tourist destinations of the entire Pardubice Region are located Dolní Morava within Ústí nad Orlicí District: Sky Bridge 721, Sky Walk Observation Tower, and Mammoth Alpine Coaster bobsleigh track.

Notable people

References

External links

Ústí nad Orlicí District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website