Sokolov District () is a district in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Sokolov.
Sokolov District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Sokolov and Kraslice.
Towns are marked in bold:
Bà Âezová - Bublava - Bukovany - Chlum Svaté Maà Âà- Chodov - Citice - Dasnice - DolnàNivy - DolnàRychnov - Habartov - HornàSlavkov - Jindà Âichovice - Josefov - Kaceà Âov - Krajková - Královské Poà ÂÃÂÃÂà- Kraslice - Krásno - Kynà ¡perk nad Ohà Âà- Libavské ÃÂdolà- Loket - Lomnice - Nová Ves - Nové Sedlo - Olovà- Pà Âebuz - Rotava - Rovná - à  abina - à  indelová - Sokolov - Staré Sedlo - Stà ÂÃÂbrná - Svatava - Tatrovice - TÃÂà ¡ovice - VintÃÂà Âov - Và Âesová
Sokolov District borders Germany in the north. The terrain is characterized by two mountain ranges with a forested landscape, between which there is an unforested depression. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Ore Mountains (north), Sokolov Basin (centre), Slavkov Forest (south), Cheb Basin (small part in the west) and Fichtel Mountains (very small part in the northwest). The highest point of the district is the mountain à  piÃÂák in Stà ÂÃÂbrná with an elevation of . The lowest point is the river bed of the Ohà Âe in Loket at .
From the total district area of , agricultural land occupies , forests occupy , and water area occupies . Forests cover 51.8% of the district's area.
The most important river is the Ohà Âe, which flows across the district from west to east and drains the entire territory. Its longest tributary in the district is the Svatava. The Teplá River forms part of the southeastern district border. There are several water reservoirs and artificial lakes created by reclamation after coal mining. The largest body of water is Medard Lake.
In the district is one protected landscape area, located in the south of the district: Slavkovský les.
The largest employers with headquarters in Sokolov District and at least 500 employees are:
The D6 motorway from Karlovy Vary to Cheb (part of the European routes E48 and E49) passes through the district.
The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:
The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are:
The most visited tourist destination is the Loket Castle.