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Prague-East District ( Czech : okres Praha-východ ) is a district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic . Its capital is Prague . The most populated town of the district is Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav .

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14-1762: Prague-East District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence : Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav and Říčany. Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics : Babice - Bašť - Borek - Bořanovice - Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav - Brázdim - Březí - Čelákovice - Černé Voděrady - Čestlice - Dobročovice - Dobřejovice - Doubek - Dřevčice - Dřísy - Herink - Hlavenec - Horoušany - Hovorčovice - Hrusice - Husinec - Jenštejn - Jevany - Jirny - Kaliště - Kamenice - Káraný - Klecany - Klíčany - Klokočná - Konětopy - Konojedy - Kostelec u Křížků - Kostelec nad Černými lesy - Kostelní Hlavno - Kozojedy - Křenek - Křenice - Křížkový Újezdec - Kunice - Květnice - Lázně Toušeň - Lhota - Líbeznice - Louňovice - Máslovice - Měšice - Mirošovice - Mnichovice - Modletice - Mochov - Mratín - Mukařov - Nehvizdy - Nová Ves - Nový Vestec - Nučice - Nupaky - Odolena Voda - Oleška - Ondřejov - Oplany - Panenské Břežany - Pětihosty - Petříkov - Podolanka - Polerady - Popovičky - Předboj - Přezletice - Prusice - Radějovice - Radonice - Říčany - Sedlec - Senohraby - Šestajovice - Sibřina - Škvorec - Sluhy - Sluštice - Strančice - Struhařov - Stříbrná Skalice - Sudovo Hlavno - Sulice - Štíhlice - Svémyslice - Světice - Svojetice - Tehov - Tehovec - Úvaly - Veleň - Veliká Ves - Velké Popovice - Větrušice - Vlkančice - Vodochody - Všestary - Vyšehořovice - Výžerky - Vyžlovka - Zápy - Záryby - Zdiby - Zeleneč - Zlatá - Zlonín - Zvánovice The territory of

28-545: 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

42-726: Is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 2,600 inhabitants. The villages of Hlubočinka, Nechánice and Želivec are administrative parts of Sulice. Sulice is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of Prague . It lies in the Benešov Uplands . The highest point is the hill Mandava at 480 m (1,570 ft) above sea level. There are several small fishponds in

56-461: 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] Sulice, Czech Republic Sulice

70-539: The D0 motorway also passes through the district. The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments , (all located in Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav ) are: The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument zones , are: The most visited tourist destination and one of the most visited destinations in the entire country is Aquapalace Prague in Čestlice . Districts of

84-663: 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

98-598: 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 the activities of specific authorities and as statistical units. Their administrative function was moved to selected municipalities. In 1960, Czechoslovakia

112-490: 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

126-528: The district forms an atypical shape, surrounding Prague from the east. From north to south, the territory measures about 80 km (50 mi), but at its narrowest point it is only 3 km (2 mi) wide. The landscape is rather flat and agricultural, only the southeast is more hilly and forested. It extends into four geomorphological mesoregions: Central Elbe Table (north), Prague Plateau (northwest and central parts), Benešov Uplands (south) and Jizera Table (small northernmost part). The highest point of

140-610: The district is the hill Pecný in Ondřejov with an elevation of 545 m (1,788 ft), the lowest point is the river bed of the Elbe in Záryby at 165 m (541 ft). From the total district area of 755.5 km (291.7 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 476.1 km (183.8 sq mi), forests occupy 169.9 km (65.6 sq mi), and water area occupies 12.2 km (4.7 sq mi). Forests cover 22.5% of

154-601: The district's area. The most important river is the Elbe , which flows through the northern part of the district. The Vltava briefly forms the district border in the northwest. The territory is rather poor in bodies of water, the exception is a set of eight ponds on the Jevanský Stream. The largest of them is Jevanský Pond with an area of 22.5 ha (56 acres). There are no large-scale protected areas . Thanks to its proximity to Prague, Prague-East District belongs to

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168-670: The fastest growing districts in the country in the 21st century. The largest employers with headquarters in Prague-East District and at least 1,000 employees are: The territory of the district is crossed by several motorways leading from Prague: the D1 motorway to Brno , the D8 motorway to Ústí nad Labem , the D10 motorway to Turnov , and the D11 motorway to Hradec Králové . Small part of

182-455: The territory. The first written mention of Sulice is from 1282. Nechánice was first mentioned in 1349 and Želivec in 1402. Until the end of the 17th century, Sulice was owned by various lower noblemen. After 1696, Sulice was annexed to the Dobřejovice estate, which remained so until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1849. There are no railways or major roads passing through

196-469: 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 the status of districts only in 1971; Ostrava and Plzeň districts were later expanded. The capital city of Prague has

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