Liberec District () is a district in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Liberec.
Liberec District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Liberec, Frýdlant and Turnov. The town of Turnov is located in the neighbouring Semily District and it is the only such administrative district in the country whose borders do not correspond to the borders of the district.
Cities and towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:
BÃÂlá - BÃÂlý Kostel nad Nisou - BÃÂlý Potok - Bulovka - ÃÂernousy - ÃÂeský Dub - Cetenov - Chotynà- Chrastava - ÃÂtveà ÂÃÂn - DÃÂtà Âichov - Dlouhý Most - Dolnàà Âasnice - Frýdlant - Habartice - Hejnice - Heà Âmanice - Hlavice - Hodkovice nad Mohelkou - Hornàà Âasnice - Hrádek nad Nisou - Jablonné v Podjeà ¡tÃÂdà- Janovice v Podjeà ¡tÃÂdà- Janà ¯v Dà ¯l - Jeà Âmanice - Jindà Âichovice pod Smrkem - Kobyly - Krásný Les - Kà Âià ¾any - Kryà ¡tofovo ÃÂdolà- Kunratice - LáznàLibverda - Laà ¾any - Liberec - MnÃÂà ¡ek - Nová Ves - Nové MÃÂsto pod Smrkem - Oldà Âichov v HájÃÂch - OseÃÂná - Paceà Âice - PÃÂnÃÂÃÂn - Pertoltice - Pà ÂÃÂà ¡ovice - Proseàpod Jeà ¡tÃÂdem - Radimovice - Raspenava - Rynoltice - à  imonovice - SobÃÂslavice - StrÃ¡à ¾ nad Nisou - SvÃÂtlá pod Jeà ¡tÃÂdem - Svijanský ÃÂjezd - Svijany - Sychrov - Vià ¡à Âová - Vlastiboà Âice - Và ¡elibice - à ½ÃÂárek - Zdislava
Liberec District borders Poland in the north and briefly Germany in the northwest. The terrain is very diverse, with large differences in altitude, and hilly landscape prevails. The territory extends into seven geomorphological mesoregions: Jizera Foothills (north), Jizera Mountains (east), Zittau Basin (centre), Jeà ¡tÃÂdâÂÂKozákov Ridge (a strip from centre to southeast), JiÃÂÃÂn Uplands (south), Ralsko Uplands (southwest) and Lusatian Mountains (a small part in the west). The highest point of the district is the mountain Smrk in LáznàLibverda with an elevation of , the most dominant feature of the southern part of the district is Jeà ¡tÃÂd at . The lowest point is the river bed of the SmÃÂdá in ÃÂernousy at .
From the total district area of , agricultural land occupies , forests occupy , and water area occupies . Forests cover 42.6% of the district's area.
Several notable rivers originate in the territory. The Lusatian Neisse and SmÃÂdá drain water into the Baltic Sea, and the PlouÃÂnice and Jizera drain water into the North Sea. The area is poor in bodies of water.
The Jizerské hory Protected Landscape Area is located in the east of the district. It includes the Czech part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site named Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe. The second protected landscape area in the territory is Luà ¾ické hory, situated in the west.
The largest employers with headquarters in Liberec District and at least 1,000 employees are:
A short section of the D10 motorway from Prague, which further continues as the R/35 expressway to Liberec and Chrastava (part of the European route E442) and then forks to the I/13 road to DÃÂÃÂÃÂn and to the I/35 road to Zittau, runs through the district. A section of the I/35 road runs from Liberec to Frýdlant and the Czech-Polish border.
The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:
The best-preserved settlements and landscapes, protected as monument zones, are:
The most visited tourist destinations are the Liberec Zoo, iQ Landia science centre in Liberec, DinoPark Liberec, Centrum Babylon Liberec, and Sychrov Castle.