Vlastiboř is a municipality and village in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Vlastiboř
Municipality
Chapel in the centre of Vlastiboř
Vlastiboř Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°15′29″N 14°38′12″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	Tábor
First mentioned	1354
Government
• Mayor	Vlastimil Smítka
Area
• Total	17.23 km2 (6.65 sq mi)
Elevation	432 m (1,417 ft)
Population  (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	322
• Density	19/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	392 01
Website	www.obecvlastibor.cz

Administrative parts

Villages of Svinky and Záluží are administrative parts of Vlastiboř.

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 on the north and east. The Bechyňský Stream flows through the municipality. There is a set of ponds fed by the stream, situated in the northern part of the municipal territory.

History

The first written mention of Vlastiboř is from 1354.[2]

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

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vlastiboř (Tábor District).

• Official website