Vitín | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | South Bohemian |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | České Budějovice |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 49.0894°N 14.5458°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1459 |
Area Total Km2: | 7.62 |
Elevation M: | 503 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 489 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 373 63 |
Vitín (in Czech pronounced as /ˈvɪciːn/) is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. The historic centre of the village is well preserved and is protected by law as a village monument zone.
Vitín is located about 12km (07miles) north of České Budějovice. It lies on the border between the Tábor Uplands and Třeboň Basin. The highest point is on the slopes of the forested hill of Bába at 562m (1,844feet) above sea level.
The first written mention of Vitín is from 1459.[2]
The D3 motorway (part of the European route E55) from Prague to České Budějovice runs through the municipality.
The railway from České Budějovice to Tábor passes through the municipality, but there is no train station.[3]
Vitín is known for two large pagan Slavic barrow cemeteries dating to early Middle Ages, (8th–9th century). They are located on the slopes of the Bába hill, one of them is inside the municipality of Vitín and one of them is outside. They are one of the best preserved in the country. The cemeteries contain 69 and 80 barrows ordered in distinct lines going from the west to the east. The highest of them have about 4–5 metres in diameter and are 2 metres high.[4] [5]