Bačkov
Municipality
Main street
Flag Coat of arms
Bačkov Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°43′59″N 15°27′33″E / 49.73306°N 15.45917°E / 49.73306; 15.45917
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Vysočina
District	Havlíčkův Brod
First mentioned	1307
Area
• Total	3.14 km2 (1.21 sq mi)
Elevation	500 m (1,600 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	118
• Density	38/km2 (97/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	582 91
Website	www.backov.cz

Bačkov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈbatʃkof]) is a municipality and village in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.

Bačkov is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of Havlíčkův Brod and 37 km (23 mi) north of Jihlava. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Upper Sázava Hills. The highest point is at 537 m (1,762 ft) above sea level. There are several small fishponds in the municipal territory.

The first written mention of Bačkov is from 1307, when the village was acquired by the Benedictine monastery in Vilémov.^[2]

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.^[5] In the centre of Bačkov is a chapel.

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