Vlastiboř (Tábor District)

Vlastiboř is a municipality and village in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Vlastiboř
Municipality
Chapel in the centre of Vlastiboř
Chapel in the centre of Vlastiboř
Vlastiboř is located in Czech Republic
Vlastiboř
Vlastiboř
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°15′29″N 14°38′12″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Bohemian
DistrictTábor
First mentioned1354
Area
 • Total17.23 km2 (6.65 sq mi)
Elevation
432 m (1,417 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total336
 • Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
392 01
Websitewww.obecvlastibor.cz

Administrative parts

The villages of Svinky and Záluží are administrative parts of Vlastiboř.

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.[2]

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869619—    
1880701+13.2%
1890677−3.4%
1900653−3.5%
1910653+0.0%
YearPop.±%
1921663+1.5%
1930595−10.3%
1950486−18.3%
1961453−6.8%
1970374−17.4%
YearPop.±%
1980359−4.0%
1991339−5.6%
2001309−8.8%
2011306−1.0%
2021309+1.0%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

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

Sights
Centre of Záluží with a chapel

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
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. "Vlastiboř" (in Czech). Blatské obce. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Tábor" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 21–22.
  4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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