Zachotín

Zachotín
Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary
Zachotín
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°27′45″N 15°20′53″E / 49.46250°N 15.34806°E / 49.46250; 15.34806
Country Czech Republic
RegionVysočina
DistrictPelhřimov
First mentioned1379
Area
 • Total
10.05 km2 (3.88 sq mi)
Elevation
560 m (1,840 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
234
 • Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
393 01
Websitewww.zachotin.cz

Zachotín is a municipality and village in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Zachotín lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Pelhřimov, 20 km (12 mi) north-west of Jihlava, and 96 km (60 mi) south-east of Prague.

Administrative division

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

  • Zachotín (171)
  • Častonín (43)
  • Petrkov (20)

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869425—    
1880434+2.1%
1890426−1.8%
1900420−1.4%
1910427+1.7%
1921435+1.9%
1930412−5.3%
1950303−26.5%
1961297−2.0%
1970258−13.1%
1980259+0.4%
1991227−12.4%
2001221−2.6%
2011232+5.0%
2021234+0.9%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Notable people

  • Joseph Pipal (1874–1955), American football, basketball and track and field coach

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
  2. ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.