Vyskytná

Coordinates: 49°25′42″N 15°21′56″E / 49.42833°N 15.36556°E / 49.42833; 15.36556
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Vyskytná
Main road
Main road
Flag of Vyskytná
Coat of arms of Vyskytná
Vyskytná is located in Czech Republic
Vyskytná
Vyskytná
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°25′42″N 15°21′56″E / 49.42833°N 15.36556°E / 49.42833; 15.36556
Country Czech Republic
RegionVysočina
DistrictPelhřimov
First mentioned1352
Area
 • Total14.69 km2 (5.67 sq mi)
Elevation
613 m (2,011 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total728
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
393 01, 394 05
Websitewww.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.

Vyskytná lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) east of Pelhřimov, 17 km (11 mi) west of Jihlava, and 100 km (62 mi) south-east of Prague.

Administrative parts[edit]

Villages of Branišov and Sedliště are administrative parts of Vyskytná.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Vyskytná is from 1352. The village was originally a town, which was devastated during the Hussite Wars.[2]

Sights[edit]

The Church of the Name of the Virgin Mary was built in the Gothic style in 1290.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ a b "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Vyskytná. Retrieved 2021-10-22.