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

Jindřichův Hradec District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Jindřichův Hradec, Dačice and Třeboň.

Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:

Báňovice - Bednárec - Bednáreček - Blažejov - Bořetín - Březina - Budeč - Budíškovice - Cep - Červený Hrádek - České Velenice - Český Rudolec - Chlum u Třeboně - Číměř - Cizkrajov - Člunek - Dačice - Dešná - Deštná - Dívčí Kopy - Dobrohošť - Dolní Pěna - Dolní Žďár - Domanín - Doňov - Drunče - Dunajovice - Dvory nad Lužnicí - Frahelž - Hadravova Rosička - Halámky - Hamr - Hatín - Heřmaneč - Horní Meziříčko - Horní Němčice - Horní Pěna - Horní Radouň - Horní Skrýchov - Horní Slatina - Hospříz - Hrachoviště - Hříšice - Jarošov nad Nežárkou - Jilem - Jindřichův Hradec - Kačlehy - Kamenný Malíkov - Kardašova Řečice - Klec - Kostelní Radouň - Kostelní Vydří - Kunžak - Lásenice - Lodhéřov - Lomnice nad Lužnicí - Lužnice - Majdalena - Nová Bystřice - Nová Olešná - Nová Včelnice - Nová Ves nad Lužnicí - Novosedly nad Nežárkou - Okrouhlá Radouň - Peč - Písečné - Pístina - Plavsko - Pleše - Pluhův Žďár - Polště - Ponědraž - Ponědrážka - Popelín - Příbraz - Rapšach - Ratiboř - Rodvínov - Roseč - Rosička - Slavonice - Smržov - Staňkov - Staré Hobzí - Staré Město pod Landštejnem - Stráž nad Nežárkou - Strmilov - Stříbřec - Střížovice - Studená - Suchdol nad Lužnicí - Světce - Třebětice - Třeboň - Újezdec - Velký Ratmírov - Vícemil - Višňová - Vlčetínec - Volfířov - Vydří - Záblatí - Záhoří - Zahrádky - Žďár - Županovice

Jindřichův Hradec District is the second largest Czech district with an area of 1,944 km (751 sq mi). It borders Austria in the south. About a fifth of the district territory in the east belongs to the historical land of Moravia.

The relief is rugged and hilly except in the west, which belongs to a tectonic depression. The territory extends into four geomorphological mesoregions: Javořice Highlands (south and centre), Třeboň Basin (west), Křemešník Highlands (north) and Křižanov Highlands (east). The highest point of the district is a contour line on the mountain Javořice in Studená with an elevation of 804 m (2,638 ft), the lowest point is the river bed of the Lužnice in Ponědrážka at 410 m (1,350 ft).

From the total district area of 1,943.8 km (750.5 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 902.1 km (348.3 sq mi), forests occupy 761.1 km (293.9 sq mi), and water area occupies 136.1 km (52.5 sq mi). Forests cover 39.2% of the district's area.

The territory is rich in watercourses and ponds. The most important rivers are the Lužnice and its tributary, the Nežárka, both flowing through the western part of the district. The eastern part is drained by the Moravian Thaya. The area of the Třeboň Basin is known for its fishpond system, which includes the largest pond in the country Rožmberk and many other large ponds.

The western part of the district is protected as the Třeboňsko Protected Landscape Area.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 128,421 —     1880 131,613 +2.5% 1890 130,159 −1.1% 1900 132,306 +1.6% 1910 132,780 +0.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 125,161 −5.7% 1930 119,639 −4.4% 1950 91,994 −23.1% 1961 91,494 −0.5% 1970 89,521 −2.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 93,657 +4.6% 1991 93,048 −0.7% 2001 92,887 −0.2% 2011 90,604 −2.5% 2021 87,256 −3.7%
Source: Censuses

Name	Population	Area (km)
Jindřichův Hradec	20,747	74
Třeboň	8,262	98
Dačice	7,228	67
České Velenice	3,667	12
Suchdol nad Lužnicí	3,608	64
Nová Bystřice	3,219	82
Slavonice	2,268	46
Kardašova Řečice	2,242	46
Nová Včelnice	2,233	10
Studená	2,205	45

The largest employers with headquarters in Jindřichův Hradec District and at least 500 employees are:

Economic entity	Location	Number of employees	Main activity
Jindřichův Hradec Hospital	Jindřichův Hradec	1,000–1,499	Health care
Magna Cartech	České Velenice	500–999	Sheet metal pressing and welding
THK Rhythm Automotive Czech	Dačice	500–999	Automotive industry
Centrum sociálních služeb Jindřichův Hradec	Jindřichův Hradec	500–999	Residential care activities
Slatinné lázně Třeboň	Třeboň	500–999	Health care

There are no motorways in the district. The most important roads are I/24 and I/34, which leads from České Budějovice through the western part of the district to the border with Austria, and are part of the European route E49.

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

• Jindřichův Hradec Castle
• Augustinian monastery with the Church of Saint Giles in Třeboň
• Červená Lhota Castle
• Dačice Castle
• Třeboň Castle
• Fishponds of the Třeboň Basin
• Water saw in Stoječín-Penikov

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

The most visited tourist destination is the narrow gauge railway line operated by Jindřichohradecké místní dráhy.

• Jindřichův Hradec District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website