Chomutov District () is a district in the ÃÂstÃÂ nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Chomutov.
Chomutov District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Chomutov and Kadaà Â.
Cities and towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:
BÃÂlence - Blatno - Boleboà  - Bà Âezno - ÃÂernovice - Chbany - Chomutov - Domaà ¡ÃÂn - Drouà ¾kovice - Hora Svatého à  ebestiána - Hruà ¡ovany - Jirkov - Kadaà  - Kalek - KlÃ¡à ¡terec nad Ohà Âà- Kováà Âská - Kà Âimov - Kryà ¡tofovy Hamry - LibÃÂdice - LouÃÂná pod KlÃÂnovcem - Málkov - Maà ¡à ¥ov - MÃÂdÃÂnec - MÃÂsto - Nezabylice - Okounov - Otvice - Perà ¡tejn - Pesvice - PÃÂtipsy - RaÃÂetice - Radonice - Rokle - Spoà Âice - StrupÃÂice - ÃÂdlice - Vejprty - Veliká Ves - Vilémov - Vrskmaà  - Và ¡ehrdy - Và ¡estudy - Výslunà- Vysoká Pec
Chomutov District borders Germany in the north. The district consists of two distinct parts, the forested and mountainous landscape in the northwest and the flat, mainly agricultural landscape in the southeast. The territory extends into three geomorphological mesoregions: Most Basin (south and east), Ore Mountains (north and west), and Doupov Mountains (small part in the southwest). The highest point of the district and the entire ÃÂstànad Labem Region is a contour line below the top of the KlÃÂnovec Mountain in LouÃÂná pod KlÃÂnovcem with an elevation of , the highest peak is the nearby Macecha at . The lowest point is the river bed of the Ohà Âe in Bà Âezno at .
From the total district area of , agricultural land occupies , forests occupy , and water area occupies . Forests cover 38.5% of the district's area.
The most important river is the Ohà Âe, which flows across the southern part of the territory. Notable are the rivers BÃÂlina and Chomutovka that originates here and drain the northern part. The largest bodies of water are the reservoirs Nechranice (the sixth largest reservoir in the country) and Pà ÂÃÂseÃÂnice. There are also several ponds and the artificial lake Kamencové jezero.
There are no large-scale protected areas.
The largest employers with headquarters in Chomutov District and at least 500 employees are:
The D7 motorway from Prague leads to Chomutov.
MÃÂdnÃÂk Hill in MÃÂdÃÂnec was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2019 as part of the transnational Ore Mountain Mining Region.
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 destination is the Chomutov Zoo.