Matějov is a municipality and village in
Žďár nad Sázavou District
Žďár nad Sázavou District () is a Okres, district in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Žďár nad Sázavou.
Administrative division
Žďár nad Sázavou District is divided into four Districts of the Czech ...
in the
Vysočina Region
The Vysočina Region (; ) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Jihlava.
The region is located in the central part of the country. It is one of just three in the country (the others being Prague and the Central Boh ...
of the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...
. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Geography
Matějov is located about southwest of
Žďár nad Sázavou
Žďár nad Sázavou (; ) is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. The town is an industrial and tourist centre. It is known for the Pilgrimage Church of Saint John of Nepomuk, which is a UNESCO Wor ...
and northeast of
Jihlava
Jihlava (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 55,000 inhabitants. Jihlava is the capital of the Vysočina Region, situated on the Jihlava (river), Jihlava River on the historical border between Moravia and Bohemia.
Historically, Jihla ...
. It lies in the
Křižanov Highlands
The Křižanov Highlands (, ) is a highland and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mostly in the Vysočina Region.
Geomorphology
The Křižanov Highlands is a mesoregion of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands within ...
. The highest point is at above sea level. The
Oslava
The Oslava is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Jihlava (river), Jihlava River. It flows through the Vysočina Region, Vysočina and South Moravian Region, South Moravian regions. At , it is the List of rivers of the Czech Rep ...
River originates in the municipal territory.
A notable body of water is the Matějovský Pond with an area of . The large Veselský Pond is located just beyond the municipal border.
History
The first written mention of Matějov is from 1366.
Demographics
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
Matějov is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monuments are a stone cross from 1828 and a Baroque calvary.
The main landmark of Matějov is the Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary. It was built in 1907–1908.
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Villages in Žďár nad Sázavou District