Vlčatín

Vlčatín
municipality
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Country	Czech Republic
Region	Vysočina
District	Třebíč
River	Oslavička
Coordinates
Highest point
- elevation	530 m (1,739 ft)
Area	4.77 km2 (1.84 sq mi)
Population	140 (As of 2006)
First mentioned	1296
Mayor	Josef Mezlík
Postal code	675 05
Location in the Czech Republic

Vlčatín is a Moravian village in the Třebíč district and the Vysočina region. It is located north of Třebíč and 6 km south of Velké Meziříčí. East of the village there are hills named Vlčatínský vrch, Telečkov and Hradisko. There is a railway leading to Náměšť nad Oslavou; the river Oslavička flows through the village.

Vlčatín was first mentioned in 1296, when it was a part of Okarec manor. In 1417 Vlčatín belonged to Vlček z Okárce, in 1447 to Mikuláš Nepr z Vojslavic. The Hradisko hill is a place where there allegedly stood a wooden castle. Only remnants of battlements of a stronghold can still be found there (its name is said to have been Kočičí hrádek). It was burned and destroyed by the soldiers of Jan Žižka z Trocnova.

A chronicle is continually written since 1893. One of the greatest Czech poets of the 20th century, Jan Zahradníček, died in Vlčatín on October 7, 1960.

Landmarks

• A chapel from 1910
• Hradisko with remnants of a stronghold
• A monument of Jan Zahradníček