Vlčatín is a municipality and village in

Třebíč District Třebíč District () is a district in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Třebíč. Administrative division Třebíč District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended c ...

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 100 inhabitants.

Geography

Vlčatín is located about north of

Třebíč Třebíč (; ) is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 35,000 inhabitants. The beginnings of the town's history are connected with the establishment of a Benedictines, Benedictine monastery, where the castle is loca ...

and east 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 the hill Na Hlavinách at 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 Okarec is a municipality and village in Třebíč District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants. Okarec lies approximately east of Třebíč, south-east of Jihlava, and south-east of Prague Prague ( ...

estate. A stronghold located on the Hradisko hill above the village was destroyed by the army of

Jan Žižka Jan Žižka z Trocnova a Kalicha (; 1360 – 11 October 1424) was a Czechs, Czech military leader and Knight who was a contemporary and follower of Jan Hus, and a prominent Radical Hussite who led the Taborites, Taborite faction during the Hu ...

Demographics

Transport

Vlčatín is located on the local railway line Studenec– Křižanov.

Sights

The main landmark of Vlčatín is the Chapel of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It was built in 1910.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vlcatin Villages in Třebíč District