Vlastiboř (Tábor District) Explained

Vlastiboř
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:South Bohemian
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Tábor
Pushpin Map:Czech Republic
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates:49.2581°N 14.6367°W
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1354
Area Total Km2:17.23
Elevation M:432
Population As Of:2024-01-01
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:339
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:392 01

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 south of Tábor and 32km (20miles) 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]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. Book: Profous, Antonín. Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž. 571. 1957. cs.
  3. Web site: Vlastiboř. Blatské obce. cs. 2022-08-26.