Vilémov (german: Wölmsdorf) is a municipality and village in

Děčín District Děčín District ( cs, okres Děčín) is one of seven districts ('' okres'') located within the Ústí nad Labem Region in the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Děčín. Complete list of municipalities Arnoltice - Benešov nad Plou� ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Dolina is an administrative part of Vilémov.

Geography

Vilémov is located about northeast of Děčín and northeast of

Ústí nad Labem Ústí nad Labem (, , ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 92,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of its eponymous region and district. It is a major industrial centre and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway ju ...

, on the border with

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. It lies in the

Lusatian Highlands The Lusatian Highlands''Upper Lusatia''
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. The highest point is at above sea level. The municipality is located in the

Šluknov Hook The Šluknov Hook ( cs, Šluknovský výběžek, ; german: Schluckenauer Zipfel or ''Böhmisches Niederland'') or Šluknov Spur or Šluknov Projection is a salient region found in the northern Czech Republic along the border with Germany. The ar ...

area. The

Sebnitz Sebnitz (; hsb, Zebnica) is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany. Geography The town of Sebnitz lies in the valley of the river Sebnitz and its side valleys between 251 and 460 m above sea level bet ...

River (here called Vilémovský potok) flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Vilémov is from 1410. The village with the same name was founded in this locality around 1280.

Demographics

Transport

Vilémov lies on the railway line from Děčín to

Rumburk Rumburk (; german: Rumburg) is a town in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. It lies on the border with Germany. Administrative parts Rumburk is made up of town parts of Rumburk ...

via

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and

. The train stop is served by

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in cooperation with DB Regio.

Sport

Vilémov is home to a football club

SK Stap Tratec Vilémov SK Stap Tratec Vilémov is a Czech football club located in Vilémov (Děčín District) in the Ústí nad Labem Region Ústí nad Labem Region or Ústecký Region ( cs, Ústecký kraj, , ), is an administrative unit ( cs, kraj) of the Czech ...

, which plays in the lower amateur tiers.

Sights

The main landmark is the Church of the Annunciation. It was built in the Baroque style in 1728–1731. Stations of the Cross around the church were added in 1765–1766.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vilemov (Decin District) Villages in Děčín District