Vlčatín

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Vlčatín

| other_name =

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Center with chapel of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Vlčatín, Třebíč District.jpg

| image_caption = Chapel of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary

| image_flag = Vlčatín vlajka.jpg

| image_shield = Vlčatín znak.jpg

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Vysočina

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Třebíč

| image_map =

| map_caption =

| pushpin_map = Czech Republic

| pushpin_relief = 1

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic

| coordinates = {{coord|49|18|21|N|15|56|56|E|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_footnotes =

| leader_title =

| leader_name =

| established_title = First mentioned

| established_date = 1296

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 4.77

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_m = 530

| population_as_of = 2024-01-01

| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024|url=https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/population-of-municipalities-qexb0dqr2d|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2024-05-17}}

| population_total = 144

| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone1 = CET

| utc_offset1 = +1

| timezone1_DST = CEST

| utc_offset1_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 675 05

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| area_code =

| website = {{URL|https://www.vlcatin.cz/}}

| footnotes =

}}

Vlčatín is a municipality and village in Třebíč District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.

Geography

Vlčatín is located about {{convert|11|km|0}} north of Třebíč and {{convert|28|km|abbr=on}} east of Jihlava. It lies in the Křižanov Highlands. The highest point is the hill Na Hlavinách at {{convert|606|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The Oslavička Stream flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Vlčatín is from 1296, when it was part of the Okarec estate. A stronghold located on the Hradisko hill above the village was destroyed by the army of Jan Žižka.{{cite web |title=O obci|url=https://www.vlcatin.cz/obec/o-obci/|publisher=Obec Vlčatín|language=cs|access-date=2023-01-13}}

Demographics

{{historical populations

|align=none|cols=3

|1869|187

|1880|196

|1890|188

|1900|215

|1910|240

|1921|224

|1930|222

|1950|186

|1961|181

|1970|169

|1980|174

|1991|174

|2001|146

|2011|147

|2021|139

|source=Censuses{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2021-03-27}}}}

Transport

Vlčatín is located on the local railway line StudenecKřižanov.{{cite web |title=Detail stanice Vlčatín|url=https://www.cd.cz/stanice/vlcatin/5436195|publisher=České dráhy|language=cs|access-date=2024-06-17}}

Sights

The main landmark of Vlčatín is the Chapel of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It was built in 1910.{{cite web |title=Kaple Nanebevzetí Panny Marie|url=https://www.vlcatin.cz/obec/historie/kaple-nanebevzeti-panny-marie/|publisher=Obec Vlčatín|language=cs|access-date=2023-01-13}}

References

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