Ústí nad Orlicí District

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

Ústí nad Orlicí District Okres Ústí nad Orlicí
District
Location in the Pardubice Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°2′N 16°30′E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
Capital	Ústí nad Orlicí
Area
• Total	1,267.46 km2 (489.37 sq mi)
Population  (2024)
• Total	138,387
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	115
* Towns	10
* Market towns	4

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

Pastviny Reservoir and surrounding landscape

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 1,423 m (4,669 ft). The lowest point is the river bed of the Loučná in Radhošť at 244 m (801 ft).

From the total district area of 1,267.5 km² (489.4 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 744.1 km² (287.3 sq mi), forests occupy 404.4 km² (156.1 sq mi), and water area occupies 14.5 km² (5.6 sq mi). 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 110 ha (270 acres).

There are no large-scale protected areas.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 150,395 —     1880 152,496 +1.4% 1890 154,673 +1.4% 1900 154,328 −0.2% 1910 160,828 +4.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 152,120 −5.4% 1930 155,436 +2.2% 1950 124,103 −20.2% 1961 129,516 +4.4% 1970 129,898 +0.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 136,210 +4.9% 1991 136,150 −0.0% 2001 138,247 +1.5% 2011 136,760 −1.1% 2021 133,348 −2.5%
Source: Censuses

Most populated municipalities

Name	Population	Area (km2)
Česká Třebová	15,119	41
Ústí nad Orlicí	14,098	36
Vysoké Mýto	12,412	42
Lanškroun	9,849	21
Choceň	8,662	22
Letohrad	6,445	24
Žamberk	5,917	17
Králíky	4,126	53
Jablonné nad Orlicí	3,106	4
Červená Voda	3,007	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	2,000–2,499	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
CZ LOKO	Česká Třebová	500–999	Manufacture and repair of rolling stock
Autoneum CZ	Choceň	500–999	Manufacture of automotive parts
Schott CR	Lanškroun	500–999	Manufacture of electronic components
SOR Libchavy	Libchavy	500–999	Manufacture of motor vehicles
Konzum, obchodní družstvo v Ústí nad Orlicí	Ústí nad Orlicí	500–999	Retail trade
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

Hora Matky Boží Monastery

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 four most visited tourist destinations of the Pardubice Region are located in Ústí nad Orlicí District, and the first three in Dolní Morava. These most visited tourist destinations are Sky Walk Observation Tower, Mammoth Alpine Coaster, children's amusement parks, and the Hora Matky Boží pilgrimage site in Králíky.

Notable people

Main category: People from Ústí nad Orlicí District

External links

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