Kutná Hora District (Czech: okres Kutná Hora) is a district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Kutná Hora.

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Kutná Hora District Okres Kutná Hora
District
Location in the Central Bohemian Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°52′N 15°16′E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
Capital	Kutná Hora
Area [1]
• Total	917.35 km2 (354.19 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]
• Total	78,072
• Density	85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	88
* Towns	4
* Market towns	7

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Kutná Hora District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Kutná Hora and Čáslav.

The northeast of the district is rather flat with agricultural land, the southwest is dominated by hilly forested terrain. The territory extends into four geomorphological mesoregions: Upper Sázava Hills (most of the territory), Central Elbe Table (north), Vlašim Uplands (small part in the southwest) and Iron Mountains (small part in the north). The highest point of the district is the hill Březina in Chlístovice with an elevation of 555 m (1,821 ft), the lowest point is the river bed of the Klejnárka in Hlízov at 198 m (650 ft).

From the total district area of 917.4 km² (354.2 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 594.5 km² (229.5 sq mi), forests occupy 219.2 km² (84.6 sq mi), and water area occupies 17.4 km² (6.7 sq mi). Forests cover 23.9% of the district's area.^[1]

The most important rivers in the northern part of the district are the Elbe which, however, crosses the territory only briefly, and its tributary the Klejnárka River. The southern part is drained by the Sázava River. The largest bodies of water are Švihov Reservoir, although it only partially extends into the Kutná Hora District, and Vavřinecký Pond with an area of 72 ha (180 acres).

There are no large-scale protected areas.

The largest employers with headquarters in Kutná Hora District and at least 500 employees are:^[5]

There is no motorway in the district territory, although the D1 motorway from Prague to Brno runs just beyond the southwestern border of the district. The most important road that passess through the district is the I/38 from Jihlava to Kolín.

The historic centre of Kutná Hora, including the Sedlec Abbey and its ossuary, was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995 because of its outstanding architecture and its influence on subsequent architectural developments in other Central European city centres.^[6]

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:^[7]

• Italian Court in Kutná Hora
• Church of Saint Barbara in Kutná Hora
• Kačina Castle
• Žleby Castle
• Church of Saint James the Great in Jakub

The best-preserved settlements and landscapes, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are:^[8]

• Kutná Hora (monument reservation)
• Čáslav
• Malešov
• Nové Dvory
• Rataje nad Sázavou
• Losiny
• Landscape around Žehušice, including the Deer Park Žehušice and Kačina castle park

The most visited tourist destinations are the Church of Saint Barbara in Kutná Hora, Sedlec Ossuary in Kutná Hora, and Kačina Castle with the Czech Countryside Museum.^[9]