Ústí nad Labem District

Ústí nad Labem District (Czech: okres Ústí nad Labem) is a district in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Ústí nad Labem.

Ústí nad Labem District Okres Ústí nad Labem
District
Location in the Ústí nad Labem Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°41′N 14°3′E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Ústí nad Labem
Capital	Ústí nad Labem
Area [1]
• Total	404.75 km2 (156.27 sq mi)
Population  (2025)[2]
• Total	118,011
• Density	290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	23
* Cities and towns	4
* Market towns	0

Administrative division

Ústí nad Labem District is formed by only one administrative district of municipality with extended competence: Ústí nad Labem.

List of municipalities

Cities and towns are marked in bold:

Chabařovice - Chlumec - Chuderov - Dolní Zálezly - Habrovany - Homole u Panny - Libouchec - Malé Březno - Malečov - Petrovice - Povrly - Přestanov - Řehlovice - Ryjice - Stebno - Tašov - Telnice - Tisá - Trmice - Ústí nad Labem - Velké Březno - Velké Chvojno - Zubrnice

Geography

Aerial view of Ústí nad Labem

Ústí nad Labem District borders Germany in the north. The terrain is very varied—mostly hilly except in the west, and divided by the Elbe river valley. The territory extends into four geomorphological mesoregions: Central Bohemian Uplands (most of the territory), Most Basin (west), Ore Mountains (north) and Elbe Sandstone Mountains (a small part in the northeast with the Tisá Rocks). The highest point of the district is the mountain Rudný vrch in Telnice with an elevation of 796 m (2,612 ft), the lowest point is the river bed of the Elbe in Povrly at 130 m (430 ft).

From the total district area of 404.8 km² (156.3 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 179.7 km² (69.4 sq mi), forests occupy 134.3 km² (51.9 sq mi), and water area occupies 10.5 km² (4.1 sq mi). Forests cover 33.2% of the district's area.^[1]

The most important river is the Elbe, which drains the entire territory. The Bílina flows into the Elbe in Ústí nad Labem. The largest body of water is Lake Milada, an extensive artificial lake created by flooding mine.

There are two protected landscape areas: České středohoří that extends into the district in the south and east, and Labské pískovce that extends into the district in the northeast.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 52,939 —     1880 63,938 +20.8% 1890 79,096 +23.7% 1900 99,752 +26.1% 1910 116,412 +16.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 118,843 +2.1% 1930 130,589 +9.9% 1950 93,490 −28.4% 1961 100,855 +7.9% 1970 105,922 +5.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 115,161 +8.7% 1991 118,325 +2.7% 2001 117,780 −0.5% 2011 118,228 +0.4% 2021 115,581 −2.2%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Most populated municipalities

Name	Population[2]	Area (km2)
Ústí nad Labem	90,886	94
Chlumec	4,257	13
Trmice	3,381	7
Chabařovice	2,545	17
Velké Březno	2,433	8
Povrly	2,277	26
Libouchec	1,907	28
Řehlovice	1,446	28

Economy

The largest employers with headquarters in Ústí nad Labem District and at least 1,000 employees are:^[5]

Economic entity	Location	Number of employees	Main activity
Krajská zdravotní	Ústí nad Labem	10,000+	Health care
Regional Police Directorate of the Ústí nad Labem Region	Ústí nad Labem	3,000–3,999	Public order and safety activities
Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem	Ústí nad Labem	1,500–1,999	Education

The largest industrial employers with its headquarters in Ústí nad Labem District and at least 500 employees are:^[5]

Economic entity	Location	Number of employees	Main activity
SSI Technologies	Přestanov	500–999	Manufacture of instruments and appliances for measuring
Black & Decker (Czech)	Trmice	500–999	Manufacture of tools
KS Kolbenschmidt Czech Republic	Trmice	500–999	Manufacture of pistons for engines
Spolek pro chemickou a hutní výrobu	Ústí nad Labem	500–999	Chemical industry

Transport

The D8 motorway from Prague to Ústí nad Labem and Czech-German border passes through the district and constinues further to Dresden.

Ústí nad Labem District is an important junction. An important railway line from Prague to Dresden runs through it. The Elbe is used for ship transport.

Sights

Royal field with the monument to Přemysl the Ploughman

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:^[6]

• Royal field with the monument to Přemysl the Ploughman in Stadice
• Church of Saint Florian in Ústí nad Labem-Krásné Březno

The best-preserved settlements and landscape, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are:^[7]

• Zubrnice (monument reservation)
• Chabařovice (monument zone)
• The territory of the Battle of Kulm near Přestanov, Chlumec and Varvažov (monument zone)

The most visited tourist destination is the Ústí nad Labem Zoo.^[8]

Notable people

Main category: People from Ústí nad Labem District