Louny District () is a district in the ÃÂstànad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Louny, but the most populated town is à ½atec.
Louny District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Louny, Podboà Âany and à ½atec.
Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:
Bitozeves - Blatno - Blaà ¾im - Blà ¡any - Blà ¡any u Loun - Brodec - Bà Âvany - CÃÂtoliby - ÃÂeradice - ÃÂernÃÂice - ChlumÃÂany - Choà ¾ov - Chraberce - Deà ¡tnice - DobromÃÂà Âice - Domouà ¡ice - Holedeà- Hà ÂÃÂà ¡kov - Hà Âivice - JimlÃÂn - Koà ¡tice - Kozly - Krásný Dvà ¯r - Kryry - Leneà ¡ice - LibÃÂeves - LibÃÂà ¡ice - LiboÃÂany - Liboà Âice - Lipno - Lià ¡any - LÃÂà ¡à ¥any - Louny - Lubenec - MÃÂcholupy - Nepomyà ¡l - Nová Ves - Nové Sedlo - Obora - OÃÂihov - OpoÃÂno - Panenský Týnec - Peruc - Petrohrad - PnÃÂtluky - PoÃÂedÃÂlice - Podboà Âanský Rohozec - Podboà Âany - Postoloprty - Raná - RoÃÂov - SlavÃÂtÃÂn - Smolnice - Staà Âkovice - Touà ¾etÃÂn - Tuchoà Âice - ÃÂherce - Velemyà ¡leves - VeltÃÂà ¾e - Vinaà Âice - Vrbno nad Lesy - Vroutek - Vrà ¡ovice - VÃ½à ¡kov - Záluà ¾ice - à ½atec - Zbraà ¡ÃÂn - à ½elkovice - à ½erotÃÂn - à ½ià ¾elice
Most of the territory is flat and has an agricultural character, only the south and northeast are hilly. The territory is located in the rain shadow of the Ore Mountains and therefore belongs to the driest regions of the country. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Most Basin (north and centre), RakovnÃÂk Uplands (southwest), Dà ¾bán (south), Lower Ohà Âe Table (east) and Central Bohemian Uplands (northeast). The highest point of the district is a contour line on the slopes of Ostrý hill in LibÃÂeves with an elevation of , the highest peak is Velký les in Blatno with an elevation of . The lowest point is the river bed of the Ohà Âe in Koà ¡tice at .
From the total district area of , agricultural land occupies , forests occupy , and water area occupies . Forests cover 16.1% of the district's area.
The most important river is the Ohà Âe, which drains almost the entire territory. Its most important tributaries are the Blà ¡anka and Chomutovka. The largest body of water is Leneà ¡ický Pond. However, there are only a few bodies of water.
ÃÂeské stà Âedohoà Âàis a protected landscape area that extends into the district.
The largest employers with headquarters in Louny District and at least 500 employees are:
à ½atec and its surroundings is known for its tradition of growing Saaz hops. It is a protected designation of origin.
The D7 motorway from Prague to Chomutov, including the unfinished section, leads across the district. The D6 motorway from Prague to Karlovy Vary passes through the southern part of the district.
à ½atec and the landscape of Saaz hops was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2023 because it is an exceptional example of a monoculture agricultural landscape and long cultural tradition of growing and processing the world's most renown hops variety.
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 SteknÃÂk Castle.