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23-800: Cheb District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence : Cheb , Aš and Mariánské Lázně . Towns are marked in bold : Aš - Cheb - Dolní Žandov - Drmoul - Františkovy Lázně - Hazlov - Hranice - Krásná - Křižovatka - Lázně Kynžvart - Libá - Lipová - Luby - Mariánské Lázně - Milhostov - Milíkov - Mnichov - Nebanice - Nový Kostel - Odrava - Okrouhlá - Ovesné Kladruby - Plesná - Podhradí - Pomezí nad Ohří - Poustka - Prameny - Skalná - Stará Voda - Teplá - Třebeň - Tři Sekery - Trstěnice - Tuřany - Valy - Velká Hleďsebe - Velký Luh - Vlkovice - Vojtanov - Zádub-Závišín Cheb District borders Germany in

46-717: Is a highland and geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic . It is located in the Karlovy Vary Region . Slavkov Forest is also the name of a protected landscape area , partially located within the highland. Slavkov Forest is a mesoregion of the Karlovy Vary Highlands within the Bohemian Massif . It is further subdivided into the microregions of Kynžvart Highlands, Bečov Highlands and Horní Slavkov Highlands. The region

69-556: Is a municipality to which the state delegates part of its powers, but not to the extent that it delegates it to a municipality with extended competence. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Slavkov Forest The Slavkov Forest (formerly also Emperor's Forest ; Czech : Slavkovský les , German : Kaiserwald )

92-431: Is home to a diverse range of habitats, plants and animals. The southwestern parts holds extensive raised bogs , a peculiar habitat with rare plants like bilberry willow trees ( Salix myrtilloides ) and the carnivorous round-leaved sundew ( Drosera rotundifolia ) and common butterwort ( Pinguicula vulgaris ). Woodlands cover more than half of the protection, and they are dominated by spruce , with only small remnants of

115-547: Is in Karlovy Vary at 374 m (1,227 ft). The forest is a huge water source with direct importance for a large surrounding area, with many notable springs (including mineral water flows). Some of the water from the forest region is used in spas in the western parts of the country. The main watercourse in the territory is the Teplá River. The Ohře briefly crosses the north of the territory. Slavkov Forest

138-582: Is rather sparsely inhabited. The southern part of Karlovy Vary is located in the Slavkov Forest. Other notable towns include Horní Slavkov and Bečov nad Teplou , and partially Loket , Březová and Lázně Kynžvart . A large part of the region, 606 km all in all, is a protected as the Slavkov Forest Protected Landscape Area (PLA). The name Slavkov Forest is used for both the geomorphological region and

161-511: Is relatively poorly fragmented. Despite numerous evidence of severe tectonic and erosive disturbance, it is an old well-preserved peneplain from the Oligocene , often with altitudes of around 800 m (2,600 ft) above sea level. It consists of flat and round plateaus of old relief with individual, mostly densely wooded peaks. The highest peaks are Lesný at 983 m (3,225 ft) and Lysina at 982 m (3,222 ft). The lowest point

184-663: The 2021 reform, borders of AD MECs respect borders of districts, with only exception granted by law being AD MEC of Turnov, which is partly in districts of Semily, Jablonec nad Nisou and Liberec. The reasons are the vastness of this territory and different requirements of the territory's population. Administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence are further divided into 393 Administrative Districts of Municipalities with Commissioned Local Authority (abbreviated AD CLA; správní obvody obcí s pověřeným obecním úřadem , abbreviated SO POÚ), also called "second-level municipalities"). A municipality with commissioned local authority

207-762: The Boheminium miniature park in Mariánské Lázně, Soos national nature reserve in Skalná , Cheb Castle, and Kynžvart Castle. Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with extended competence Districts of the Czech Republic are territorial units, formerly used as second-level administrative divisions of the Czech Republic . After their primary administrative function has been abolished in 2003, they still exist for

230-696: The Wondreb, and Skalka, built on the Ohře. There is one protected landscape area , located in the east of the district: Slavkovský les . The largest employers with headquarters in Cheb District and at least 500 employees are: The D6 motorway from Prague to Karlovy Vary and Cheb (part of the European routes E48 and E49 ) forks and continues to the Czech-German border to the west (as E48) and to

253-510: The activities of specific authorities and as statistical units. Their administrative function was moved to selected municipalities. In 1960, Czechoslovakia was re-divided into districts ( okres , plural okresy ) often without regard to traditional division and local relationships. In the area of the Czech Republic, there were 75 districts; the 76th Jeseník District was split from Šumperk District in 1996. Three consisted only of statutory cities Brno , Ostrava and Plzeň which gained

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276-490: The administration of the former district authorities. The old districts still exist as territorial units and remain as seats of some of the offices, especially courts , police and archives . In 2007 the borders of the districts were slightly adjusted and 119 municipalities were moved into different districts. In 2021 another reform was made and 18 municipalities were moved between districts or between administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence. After

299-456: The district's area. The most important river is the Ohře , which flows across the district from west to east. Its longest tributary in the area are the rivers Plesná and Teplá. The rivers White Elster and Wondreb spring here and head to Germany. The Röslau briefly forms the Czech-German border before its confluence with the Ohře. The largest bodies of water are two reservoirs: Jesenice, built on

322-665: The north (as E49). The town centres of Mariánské Lázně and Františkovy Lázně with the spa cultural landscapes were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2021 as part of the transnational Great Spa Towns of Europe because of its springs and architectural testimony to the popularity of spa towns in Europe during the 18th through 20th centuries. The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments , are: The best-preserved settlements and landscapes, protected as monument reservations and monument zones , are: The most visited tourist destinations are

345-657: The north). The highest point of the district is the mountain Lesný in Dolní Žandov with an elevation of 983 m (3,225 ft). The lowest point is the river bed of the Ohře in Odrava at 415 m (1,362 ft). From the total district area of 1,045.9 km (403.8 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 501.7 km (193.7 sq mi), forests occupy 409.9 km (158.3 sq mi), and water area occupies 32.3 km (12.5 sq mi). Forests cover 39.2% of

368-443: The original beech forest left. The various rock types of the eroded mountains each hosts unique ecosystems . Where serpentinite rock dominates for example, relicts of old-growth scots pine woods can be found in a mix with interesting plants like spleenwort ferns, including serpentine spleenwort ( Asplenium cuneifolium ), and flowering herbs such as winter heath ( Erica carnea ), box-leaved milkwort ( Polygala chamaebuxus ), and

391-476: The original scots pine. In the 1970s and 1980s, the northwestern parts of Czech Republic was badly affected by atmospheric deposition of sulphur. The sulphur is naturally transformed to sulfuric acid, commonly known as acid rain , and this is toxic to plants, and to a lesser degree animals. Visitors to the area, also inevitably bring in plants and seeds foreign to the original habitat, and some of these new ruderal plants can outcompete local species. In modern times,

414-675: The protected area. On the south, the protected landscape area includes also a part of the Teplá Highlands and a small part of the Upper Palatine Forest Foothills , and on the contrary, the easternmost part of the Slavkov Forest geomorphological region does not belong to the protected landscape area. The PLA was established in 1974, with headquarters in Karlovy Vary , and the protection includes 10 nature reserves, 12 nature monuments, and 3 national nature monuments. The ancient and heavily eroded mountain range

437-572: The rare sandwort-leaved mouse-ear ( Cerastium alsinifolium ) that only grows in these forests. In the glades and open areas of the forest, several types of orchids and herbs are also found, including the fragrant, and bright yellow, symbol of the Slavkov Forest Protected Area: mountain arnica ( Arnica montana ). The fauna is also diverse, but mostly with well-known animals such as deer, wild boar and several types of martens , but also wood grouse and ground squirrel ,

460-437: The soil composition and local geology, tree growth is innately slow in most parts of the forest, and this makes it more difficult than usual for the forests here to recover from any damage or disturbance. In 1874 to 1894, mono-plantations with European spruce were introduced to some parts, and even-aged spruce woods are still here today. The spruce are not doing well in areas with serpentinite rocks, which leaves safe spaces for

483-665: The status of districts only in 1971; Ostrava and Plzeň districts were later expanded. The capital city of Prague has a special status, being considered a municipality and region at the same time and not being a part of any district, but ten districts of Prague ( obvody ) were in some ways equivalent to okres . A reform in effect since January 2003 replaced the districts with 205 Administrative Districts of Municipalities with Extended Competence (abbreviated AD MEC; správní obvody obcí s rozšířenou působností , abbreviated SO ORP ), also called third-level municipalities, or unofficially "little districts". These municipalities took over most of

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506-551: The west. It includes the Aš Panhandle area, which makes it the westernmost district of the Czech Republic. The relief is very varied and includes both flat plains and hilly areas with relatively high altitudes. The territory extends into seven geomorphological mesoregions: Cheb Basin (centre), Fichtel Mountains (west), Upper Palatine Forest (southwest), Upper Palatine Forest Foothills (south), Teplá Highlands (east), Slavkov Forest (northeast) and Ore Mountains (small part in

529-414: The westernmost location of this particular species. Birds are abundant, including birds of prey and owls in unusual large numbers. Woodpeckers, such as the great spotted woodpecker , might be heard from mid-winter till summer, and the migratory black storks , are regular breeders in the forest. The forest has suffered several human disturbances with lasting effects in the last 150 years or so. Because of

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