Vlastiboř (Tábor District)

Vlastiboř
Vlastiboř
Municipality
	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 (2024-01-01)
• Total	339
• Density	20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	392 01
Website	www.obecvlastibor.cz

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 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.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	619	—
1880	701	+13.2%
1890	677	−3.4%
1900	653	−3.5%
1910	653	+0.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	663	+1.5%
1930	595	−10.3%
1950	486	−18.3%
1961	453	−6.8%
1970	374	−17.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	359	−4.0%
1991	339	−5.6%
2001	309	−8.8%
2011	306	−1.0%
2021	309	+1.0%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

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

František Kotlaba (1927–2020), botanist and mycologist

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 571.
^ "Vlastiboř" (in Czech). Blatské obce. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 571.

[3] "Vlastiboř" (in Czech). Blatské obce. Retrieved 2022-08-26.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[5] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

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