Vyskytná

Vyskytná
Municipality
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Vyskytná Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°25′42″N 15°21′56″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Vysočina
District	Pelhřimov
First mentioned	1352
Area
• Total	14.69 km^2 (5.67 sq mi)
Elevation	613 m (2,011 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	728
• Density	50/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	393 01, 394 05
Website	www.vyskytna.cz

Vyskytná (German: Böhmisch Gießhübel) is a municipality and village in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Vyskytná consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

• Vyskytná (572)
• Branišov (48)
• Sedliště (72)

Geography

Vyskytná is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Pelhřimov and 16 km (10 mi) west of Jihlava. It lies in the Křemešník Highlands. The highest point is the Špeták hill at 748 m (2,454 ft) above sea level. The stream Jankovský potok originates here and flows along the eastern municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Vyskytná is from 1352.[3] Vyskytná was originally a town, but it was devastated during the Hussite Wars and from 1454, it was referred to as a village. From 1454 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1850, Vyskytná was owned by the town of Pelhřimov.[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,037 —     1880 1,087 +4.8% 1890 1,060 −2.5% 1900 995 −6.1% 1910 1,033 +3.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,052 +1.8% 1930 903 −14.2% 1950 702 −22.3% 1961 715 +1.9% 1970 642 −10.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 618 −3.7% 1991 622 +0.6% 2001 621 −0.2% 2011 685 +10.3% 2021 692 +1.0%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

Transport

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

Sights

Church of the Name of the Virgin Mary

The main landmark of Vyskytná is the Church of the Name of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the Gothic style in 1290.[4][7]

A cultural monument is a wooden bell tower with a stone base. The inner construction for bells dates from the 17th century.[4][8]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
3. "Sdružení mikroregionu Pelhřimov" (in Czech). Obec Vyskytná. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
4. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Vyskytná. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
5. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
6. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
7. "Kostel Jména Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
8. "Zvonice" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-05-16.

External links

• Official website