Vlastiboř is a municipality and village in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Vlastiboř | |
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 Chapel in the centre of Vlastiboř | |
  Vlastiboř Location in the Czech Republic | |
| 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 (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 336 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 392 01 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts edit
The villages of Svinky and Záluží are administrative parts of Vlastiboř.
Geography edit
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 edit
The first written mention of Vlastiboř is from 1354.[2]
Demographics edit
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Transport edit
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights edit
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 edit
- František Kotlaba (1927–2020), botanist and mycologist
References edit
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ "Vlastiboř" (in Czech). Blatské obce. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Tábor" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 21–22.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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