and surrounding landscape 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 Špičák in
Stříbrná with an elevation of . The lowest point is the river bed of the Ohře 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
Ohře, 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. ==Demographics==