Mladá Boleslav District

Mladá Boleslav District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Mladá Boleslav and Mnichovo Hradiště.

The northern part of the district is relatively hilly, the southern part is flat. The territory extends into three geomorphological mesoregions: Jizera Table (most of the territory), Jičín Uplands (northeastern part) and Central Elbe Table (small southern part). The highest point of the district is the hill Mužský in Boseň with an elevation of 463 m (1,519 ft), the lowest point is the river bed of the Jizera in Skorkov at 170 m (560 ft).

The most important river is the Jizera, which flows across the entire territory. Its longest tributary within the district is the Klenice.

From the total district area of 1,022.9 km² (394.9 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 637.9 km² (246.3 sq mi), forests occupy 266.9 km² (103.1 sq mi), and water area occupies 14.7 km² (5.7 sq mi). Forests cover 38.1% of the district's area.[1]

The western part of the district is poor in streams and bodies of water, which are mostly concentrated in the eastern part of the district. The largest bodies of water are the ponds Komárovský (54 ha), Červenský (45 ha) and Žabakor (45 ha).[3]

Bohemian Paradise is the only protected landscape area that extends into the district, in its northeastern part.

The largest employers with headquarters in Mladá Boleslav District and at least 500 employeers are:[6]

The D10 motorway from Prague to Turnov passes through the district.

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:[7]

• Mnichovo Hradiště Castle
• Church of Saint Nicholas in Vinec
• Secondary Industrial School in Mladá Boleslav

The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are:[8]

The most visited tourist destination is the Škoda Auto Museum in Mladá Boleslav.[9]

• Mladá Boleslav District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website