Teplice District

Teplice District Okres Teplice
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City Hall in Teplice
District location in the Ústí nad Labem Region within the Czech Republic
Municipalities of Teplice District
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Ústí nad Labem Region
Capital	Teplice
Area
– Total	469.27 km2 (181.2 sq mi)
Population (2009)
– Total	134,163
– Density	285.9/km2 (740.5/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

The Teplice District (Czech: Okres Teplice) is a district in the Czech Republic and is part of the Ústí nad Labem Region along with the districts of Most, Louny, Chomutov, Litoměřice, Děčín and Ústí nad Labem. The Teplice District takes up only about a twelfth of the Ústí nad Labem Region but is central part in a bain between Ore Mountains and hills of the České středohoří is heavily urbanised and densely populated. The total area size of the district is 469.27 square kilometres and the district has a population of 134,163 (population density 285 people per square kilometre). The administrative centre of the district is the city of Teplice.

Notable cities and towns

Teplice

Main article: Teplice

The largest city in the district with a population of about 55,000. It is also the administrative center of the district. Teplice is the second largest spa town in the Czech Republic, Teplice is also known for FK Teplice, the local football team playing the first Czech Division.

Duchcov

Main article: Duchcov

See also: Castle of Dux

Duchcov is a small town to the south of Teplice. A historical landmark of Duchcov is the Castle of Dux, where Giovanni Casanova spent his final years.

Osek

Main article: Osek (Teplice District)

Similar in size to Duchcov. The Gothic monastery in Osek has appeared on Czech stamps.

Bílina

Main article: Bílina

Bílina is one of the largest towns besides Teplice. The Bílina River flows through the town.

Dubí

Main article: Dubí

Dubí is located just north of Teplice, close to the German borders.

Complete list of municipalities

This is a complete list of officially registered municipalities located in the Teplice district. Many are villages with populations barely exceeding a hundred, some are slightly larger, for example Krupka or Hrob.

Bílina - Bořislav - Bystřany - Bžany - Dubí - Duchcov - Háj u Duchcova - Hostomice - Hrob - Hrobčice - Jeníkov - Kladruby - Košťany - Kostomlaty pod Milešovkou - Krupka - Lahošť - Ledvice - Lukov - Měrunice - Mikulov - Modlany - Moldava - Novosedlice - Ohníč - Osek - Proboštov - Rtyně nad Bílinou - Srbice - Světec - Teplice - Újezdeček - Zabrušany - Žalany - Žim

Gallery

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  Bořeň (539 m) is a phonolite mountain with distinctive shape of a lying lion above town of Bílina

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  Town of Bílina as seen from Mt. Bořeň

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  Main square in Bílina

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  Memorial of a 1934 mining disaster in Osek when 144 miners lost their lives in an explosion of coal dust at the Nelson III Colliery.

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  Main street in centre of Krupka, an ancient mining town at foothill of the Ore Mountains

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  Holy Trinity column in Duchcov

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  Duchcov Chateau

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  Village of Moldava in Ore Mountains