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
| area_code_type =
| 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
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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External links
{{commons category|Vlčatín}}
- {{official|https://www.vlcatin.cz/}}
{{Třebíč District}}
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