Zachotín

Municipality in Vysočina, Czech Republic

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49°27′45″N 15°20′53″E / 49.46250°N 15.34806°E / 49.46250; 15.34806Country

Czech RepublicRegion Vysočina District PelhřimovFirst mentioned1379Area

• Total10.05 km² (3.88 sq mi)Elevation

560 m (1,840 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total239 • Density24/km² (62/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 parts

The villages of Častonín and Petrkov are administrative parts of Zachotín.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	425	—
1880	434	+2.1%
1890	426	−1.8%
1900	420	−1.4%
1910	427	+1.7%
1921	435	+1.9%
1930	412	−5.3%
1950	303	−26.5%
1961	297	−2.0%
1970	258	−13.1%
1980	259	+0.4%
1991	227	−12.4%
2001	221	−2.6%
2011	232	+5.0%
2021	234	+0.9%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

Notable people

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

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Pelhřimov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 19–20.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.