Pocoucov is a village north of

Třebíč Třebíč (; german: Trebitsch; yi, טרייביטש Treybitsh) is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 34,000 inhabitants. The beginnings of the town's history are connected with the establishment of a Benedictine ...

, which Pocoucov is part of. Population of the Pocoucov is 183 inhabitants, and Pocoucov is the second smallest town district of the Třebíč. Near Pocoucov there flows ''Okřešický potok''. The elevation of Pocoucov is about . There are bus stop, chapel of St. Peter and Paul and one market. Pocoucov is one of the oldest estates of the Třebíč monastery and the first mention about the village is from the year 1101, when was the Třebíč monastery established.

Location

Pocoucov is situated in

Vysočina Region The Vysočina Region (; cs, Kraj Vysočina "Highlands Region", , ) is an administrative unit ( cs, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located partly in the south-eastern part of the historical region of Bohemia and partly in the south-west of the hist ...

in the Czech republic. The nearest town from the village is

. Pocoucov is the town district of Třebíč. Pocoucov is connected with Třebíč by the road II/360. The road is restored now and it would be main connection of Třebíč with highway D1. Near the village there flow the brooks ''Lubí'' and ''Okřešický potok''. In the village is a small pond. The center of the village is situated westward of the main road. From the common is gone three roads to main road II/360. In the middle of the common there is the Chapel of St. Peter a Paul. In future the Pocoucov can be connected to bus system of Třebíč.

Origin of the name

The name of the village is written how we speak it - ''Pocoucov''. The origin of the name can be ''Podsoucov''. ''Pod'' is as ''Under'' and ''soudcov'' is from ''soudce'' - it's as a

judge A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a panel of judges. A judge hears all the witnesses and any other evidence presented by the barristers or solicitors of the case, assesses the credibility an ...

. ''Podsoudcov'' - ''Under-judge'' is from the word ''Podsouce'' - ''Inferior of the judge''. But it isn't sure. Because in the history we can see the ''Poczauczow'' (1556), Pacúlcow (1558), Pozuziw (at old seal of the village) and the mayor of Třebíč was called ''Jan Podcaucowský'' (''John of Pocoucov'').

History

From the prehistory there was found only one neolithic celt. The first mention about the village is from the year 1101. It was connected with establishment of the Monastery in Třebíč. The monastery have two

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s there later. Pocoucov was

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of the near village

Trnava Trnava (, german: Tyrnau; hu, Nagyszombat, also known by other alternative names) is a city in western Slovakia, to the northeast of Bratislava, on the Trnávka river. It is the capital of a ''kraj'' (Trnava Region) and of an '' okres'' (Trna ...

to the year 1882. Since 1 January 1980 Pocoucov has been the town district of Třebíč.

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Pocoucov Pocoucov is a village north of Třebíč, which Pocoucov is part of. Population of the Pocoucov is 183 inhabitants, and Pocoucov is the second smallest town district of the Třebíč. Near Pocoucov there flows ''Okřešický potok''. The elevati ...