Český Krumlov District (Czech: okres Český Krumlov) is a district in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Český Krumlov.

Český Krumlov District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Český Krumlov and Kaplice.

Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:

Benešov nad Černou - Besednice - Bohdalovice - Brloh - Bujanov - Černá v Pošumaví - Český Krumlov - Chlumec - Chvalšiny - Dolní Dvořiště - Dolní Třebonín - Frymburk - Holubov - Horní Dvořiště - Horní Planá - Hořice na Šumavě - Kájov - Kaplice - Křemže - Lipno nad Vltavou - Loučovice - Malonty - Malšín - Mirkovice - Mojné - Netřebice - Nová Ves - Omlenice - Pohorská Ves - Polná na Šumavě - Přední Výtoň - Přídolí - Přísečná - Rožmberk nad Vltavou - Rožmitál na Šumavě - Soběnov - Srnín - Střítež - Světlík - Velešín - Větřní - Věžovatá Pláně - Vyšší Brod - Zlatá Koruna - Zubčice - Zvíkov

Part of the district territory belongs to Boletice Military Training Area.

Český Krumlov District is the southernmost Czech district, bordering Austria in the south. The relief is very varied and goes from mountainous areas in the south to a relatively flat landscape in the northeast, with high average elevations. The territory extends into four geomorphological mesoregions: Bohemian Forest Foothills (most of the territory), Bohemian Forest (southwest), Gratzen Mountains (southeast) and Gratzen Foothills (a strip running from northeast to south). The highest point of the district is the mountain Smrčina in Horní Planá with an elevation of 1,333 m (4,373 ft), the lowest point is the river bed of the Vltava in Křemže at 418 m (1,371 ft).

From the total district area of 1,613.7 km (623.1 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 568.0 km (219.3 sq mi), forests occupy 788.6 km (304.5 sq mi), and water area occupies 72.6 km (28.0 sq mi). Forests cover 48.9% of the district's area.

The most important river is the Vltava, which flows from west to southeast and then turns north. The eastern part of the territory is drained by the Malše, a tributary of the Vltava. Although there are not many bodies of water here, the Lipno Reservoir is built on the Vltava, which is the largest body of water in the Czech Republic.

The west of the territory is protected within the Šumava Protected Landscape Area, the easternmost edge of the Šumava National Park also reaches here in a small part. In the north there is the Blanský Les Protected Landscape Area.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 89,046 —     1880 92,992 +4.4% 1890 93,055 +0.1% 1900 94,818 +1.9% 1910 96,471 +1.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 93,377 −3.2% 1930 94,377 +1.1% 1950 46,814 −50.4% 1961 48,620 +3.9% 1970 49,940 +2.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 55,395 +10.9% 1991 57,388 +3.6% 2001 59,551 +3.8% 2011 60,498 +1.6% 2021 59,118 −2.3%
Source: Censuses

Name	Population	Area (km)
Český Krumlov	12,944	22
Kaplice	7,562	41
Velešín	3,866	13
Větřní	3,821	28
Křemže	3,009	38
Vyšší Brod	2,564	70
Kájov	1,996	50
Horní Planá	1,980	127
Loučovice	1,490	42
Dolní Dvořiště	1,433	90

The largest employers with headquarters in Český Krumlov District and at least 500 employees are:

Economic entity	Location	Number of employees	Main activity
Engel strojírenská	Kaplice	1,000–1,499	Manufacture of machines for processing plastics
Český Krumlov Hospital	Český Krumlov	500–999	Health care
Fronius Česká republika	Český Krumlov	500–999	Manufacture of welding equipment
Linde Pohony	Český Krumlov	500–999	Manufacture of power units
Schwan Cosmetics CR	Český Krumlov	500–999	Manufacture of cosmetics

There are no motorways in the district. The most important road is the I/3 road, which leads from České Budějovice to the border with Austria and is part of the European route E55.

The historic centre of Český Krumlov was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992 because of its well-preserved Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architecture.

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:

The best-preserved settlements and localities, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are:

The most visited tourist destinations are the Treetop Walkway in Lipno nad Vltavou, and Český Krumlov Castle.

• Český Krumlov District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website