Vlastiboř (Tábor District)
Vlastiboř | |
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Coordinates: 49°15′29″N 14°38′12″E / 49.25806°N 14.63667°E | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Region | South Bohemian |
District | Tábor |
First mentioned | 1354 |
Area | |
• Total | 17.23 km2 (6.65 sq mi) |
Elevation | 432 m (1,417 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 339 |
• Density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 392 01 |
Website | www |
Vlastiboř is a municipality and village in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The villages of Svinky and Záluží are administrative parts of Vlastiboř.
Etymology
The name is derived from the personal name Vlastibor, meaning "Vlastibor's (court, property)".[2]
Geography
Vlastiboř is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of Tábor and 32 km (20 mi) north of České Budějovice. It lies mostly in the Třeboň Basin, but it also extends to the Tábor Uplands in the north and east. The stream Bechyňský potok flows through the municipality. There is a set of fishponds fed by the stream, situated in the northern part of the municipal territory.
History
The first written mention of Vlastiboř is from 1354.[3]
Demographics
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Source: Censuses[4][5] |
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
All the three villages in the municipality have well preserved buildings in the Folk Baroque style and are protected by law as two village monument reservations (Vlastiboř and Záluží) and one village monument zone (Svinky).
Notable people
- František Kotlaba (1927–2020), botanist and mycologist
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 571.
- ^ "Vlastiboř" (in Czech). Blatské obce. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.