Karlovy Vary District () is a district in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Karlovy Vary.
Karlovy Vary District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Karlovy Vary and Ostrov.
Towns are marked in bold:
Abertamy - AndÃÂlská Hora - BeÃÂov nad Teplou - Bochov - Boà ¾Ã Dar - Boà ¾iÃÂany - Braà ¾ec - Bà Âezová - ÃÂernava - Chodov - Chyà ¡e - ÃÂichalov - Dalovice - DÃÂpoltovice - Doupovské Hradià ¡tàâ Hájek - HornàBlatná - Hory - HroznÃÂtÃÂn - Jáchymov - Jenià ¡ov - Karlovy Vary - Kolová - Krásné ÃÂdolà- Krásný Les - Kyselka - MerklÃÂn - MÃÂrová - Nejdek - Nová Role - Nové Hamry - Ostrov - Otovice - OtroÃÂÃÂn - Pernink - Pila - Potà ¯ÃÂky - Pà ¡ov - Sadov - à  emnice - Smolné Pece - Stanovice - à  tÃÂdrá - StrÃ¡à ¾ nad Ohà Âà- Struà ¾ná - Teplá - TepliÃÂka - Touà ¾im - ÃÂtvina - Valeà- Velichov - Veruà ¡iÃÂky - Vojkovice - Vrbice - Vysoká Pec - à ½lutice
Part of the district area belongs to Hradià ¡tàMilitary Training Area.
Karlovy Vary District borders Germany in the north. The character of the terrain is very diverse, the landscape alternates between mountainous, hilly and slightly undulating. The territory extends into six geomorphological mesoregions: Ore Mountains (north), Doupov Mountains (east), Sokolov Basin (west), Slavkov Forest (west), Teplá Highlands (south) and RakovnÃÂk Uplands (small part in the southeast). The highest point of the district and the entire Karlovy Vary Region is the KlÃÂnovec Mountain in Jáchymov with an elevation of . The lowest point is the river bed of the Ohà Âe in StrÃ¡à ¾ nad Ohà Âàat .
From the total district area of , agricultural land occupies , forests occupy , and water area occupies . Forests cover 43.1% of the district's area.
The most important river is the Ohà Âe, which flows across the territory from west to northeast. Its longest tributaries within the district are the rivers Teplá and Rolava. The southern part of the district is drained by the Stà Âela. The district is also crossed by the ÃÂerná in the north. There are no significant bodies of water. The largest body of water is the à ½lutice Reservoir.
There is one protected landscape area, located in the west of the district: Slavkovský les.
The largest employers with headquarters in Karlovy Vary District and at least 500 employees are:
The I/6 road, which is the unfinished section of the D6 motorway from Prague to Karlovy Vary and Cheb (part of the European route E48), passes through the district. The I/20 road (part of the European route E49) leads from Karlovy Vary to Plzeà Â.
Karlovy Vary Airport is located in the district. It is one of the six public international airports in the country.
The Red Tower of Death in Ostrov, the mining cultural landscape Jáchymov and the mining cultural landscape Abertamy â Boà ¾Ã Dar â HornàBlatná were designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2019 as parts of the transnational Ore Mountain Mining Region.
The historic city centre of Karlovy Vary with the spa cultural landscape was 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 the Motýlàdà ¯m tropical garden in Karlovy Vary, BeÃÂov nad Teplou castle and chateau, KlÃÂnovec observation tower, Becherovka visitor's centre in Karlovy Vary, and botanical garden in BeÃÂov nad Teplou.