Nymburk District

Nymburk District (Czech: okres Nymburk) is a district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Nymburk.

Nymburk District Okres Nymburk
District
Location in the Central Bohemian Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°13′N 15°6′E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
Capital	Nymburk
Area
• Total	846.40 km2 (326.80 sq mi)
Population  (2024)
• Total	106,551
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	86
* Towns	7
* Market towns	3

Administrative division

Nymburk District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Nymburk, Lysá nad Labem and Poděbrady.

List of municipalities

Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:

Běrunice - Bobnice - Bříství - Budiměřice - Chleby - Choťánky - Chotěšice - Chrást - Chroustov - Čilec - Činěves - Dlouhopolsko - Dobšice - Dvory - Dymokury - Hořany - Hořátev - Hradčany - Hradištko - Hrubý Jeseník - Jíkev - Jiřice - Jizbice - Kamenné Zboží - Kněžice - Kněžičky - Kolaje - Kostelní Lhota - Kostomlátky - Kostomlaty nad Labem - Košík - Kounice - Kouty - Kovanice - Krchleby - Křečkov - Křinec - Libice nad Cidlinou - Loučeň - Lysá nad Labem - Mcely - Městec Králové - Milčice - Milovice - Netřebice - Nový Dvůr - Nymburk - Odřepsy - Okřínek - Opočnice - Opolany - Oseček - Oskořínek - Ostrá - Pátek - Písková Lhota - Písty - Poděbrady - Podmoky - Přerov nad Labem - Rožďalovice - Sadská - Sány - Seletice - Semice - Senice - Sloveč - Sokoleč - Stará Lysá - Starý Vestec - Straky - Stratov - Třebestovice - Úmyslovice - Velenice - Velenka - Vestec - Vlkov pod Oškobrhem - Vrbice - Vrbová Lhota - Všechlapy - Vykáň - Záhornice - Zbožíčko - Žitovlice - Zvěřínek

Geography

Elbe and Poděbrady Lake in Poděbrady

The surface of the district has a distinctly flat character, a significant part of the district lies in the Polabí lowland. The territory extends into three geomorphological mesoregions: Central Elbe Table (most of the territory), Jizera Table (small parts in the west and north) and East Elbe Table (very small part in the east). The highest point of the district is the hill Na kostele in Kněžice with an elevation of 299 m (981 ft), which is the lowest among all districts in the country. The lowest point is the river bed of the Elbe in Přerov nad Labem at 173 m (568 ft).

From the total district area of 846.4 km² (326.8 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 584.8 km² (225.8 sq mi), forests occupy 148.5 km² (57.3 sq mi), and water area occupies 18.5 km² (7.1 sq mi). Forests cover 17.5% of the district's area.

The most important river is the Elbe, flowing from the south to the west. The north of the district is drained by the Mrlina (a tributary of the Elbe). Several kilometres of the Cidlina also flow through the territory before its confluence with the Elbe. There are some middle-sized ponds, but none larger than 25 ha (62 acres). There are also several artificial lakes in the vicinity of the Elbe, created by flooding sand quarries.

There are no large-scale protected areas.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 72,795 —     1880 84,046 +15.5% 1890 87,401 +4.0% 1900 88,310 +1.0% 1910 93,602 +6.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 96,960 +3.6% 1930 101,607 +4.8% 1950 94,472 −7.0% 1961 94,222 −0.3% 1970 89,994 −4.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 86,102 −4.3% 1991 81,122 −5.8% 2001 82,708 +2.0% 2011 94,768 +14.6% 2021 102,727 +8.4%
Source: Censuses

Most populated municipalities

Name	Population	Area (km2)
Nymburk	15,510	21
Poděbrady	15,156	34
Milovice	13,920	28
Lysá nad Labem	10,062	34
Sadská	3,253	16
Městec Králové	2,860	20
Kostomlaty nad Labem	1,901	18
Kounice	1,703	11
Rožďalovice	1,663	24
Semice	1,547	9

Economy

The largest employers with headquarters in Nymburk District and at least 500 employees are:

Economic entity	Location	Number of employees	Main activity
Super Pet	Poděbrady	1,000–1,499	Retail sale
Louda Auto	Choťánky	500–999	Trade and maintenance of motor vehicles
Fresenius Kabi Horatev CZ	Hořátev	500–999	Manufacture of medical supplies
Nymburk Hospital	Nymburk	500–999	Health care
Crystal Bohemia	Poděbrady	500–999	Manufacture of glass and glass products

Transport

The D11 motorway from Prague to Hradec Králové passes through the southern part of the district.

Sights

Slavník gord in Libice nad Cidlinou

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

• Slavník gord in Libice nad Cidlinou
• Crematorium in Nymburk
• Hydroelectric power plant in Poděbrady
• Monument of King George of Poděbrady in Poděbrady

The best-preserved settlements and archaeological sites, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are:

• Bošín (monument reservation)
• Area of the Slavník gord in Libice nad Cidlinou (monument reservation)
• Lysá nad Labem
• Nymburk
• Poděbrady
• Pojedy
• Sovenice
• Vinice

The most visited tourist destinations are the Mirakulum amusement park in Milovice, Loučeň Castle, and Chleby Zoo.

Notable people

Main category: People from Nymburk District

External links

• Nymburk District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website