Vilémovice (Havlíčkův Brod District)

Vilémovice
Municipality
Vilémovice Castle
Flag Coat of arms
Vilémovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°41′11″N 15°19′19″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Vysočina
District	Havlíčkův Brod
First mentioned	1390
Area
• Total	3.85 km^2 (1.49 sq mi)
Elevation	430 m (1,410 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	260
• Density	68/km^2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	584 01
Website	www.obec-vilemovice.cz

Vilémovice (German: Wilimowitz) is a municipality and village in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Vilém, meaning "the village of Vilém's people".^[2]

Geography

Vilémovice is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Havlíčkův Brod and 36 km (22 mi) and northwest of Jihlava. It lies in the Upper Sázava Hills. The highest point is at 510 m (1,670 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Sázava river, which forms the western municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Vilémovice is from 1390.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 363 —     1880 391 +7.7% 1890 327 −16.4% 1900 303 −7.3% 1910 274 −9.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 274 +0.0% 1930 253 −7.7% 1950 178 −29.6% 1961 204 +14.6% 1970 185 −9.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 204 +10.3% 1991 204 +0.0% 2001 205 +0.5% 2011 214 +4.4% 2021 256 +19.6%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

Vilémovice is located on the railway line Havlíčkův Brod–Ledeč nad Sázavou.^[6]

Sights

Vilémovice Yew

The main landmark is the Vilémovice Castle. It is a small rural castle built in the Baroque style in 1734–1746 and later rebuilt in the Neoclassical style.^[7]

In the castle park is located the Vilémovice Yew, which is the oldest tree in the Czech Republic with an estimated age of 1,500–2,000 years. It has a circumference of 345 cm (136 in).^[8]

References

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. 545.
3. "Vilémovice" (in Czech). Ledečsko. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
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.
6. "Detail stanice Vilémovice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
7. "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
8. "Tajemný tis ve Vilémovicích je nejstarším stromem v Česku" (in Czech). Czech Radio. 2021-04-24. Retrieved 2023-06-20.

External links

• Official website