Vacov () is a municipality and village in

Prachatice District Prachatice District () is a district in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Prachatice. Administrative division Prachatice District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extend ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Vacov consists of 14 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Vacov (125) *Benešova Hora (122) *Čábuze (45) *Javorník (156) *Lhota nad Rohanovem (40) *Milíkov (7) *Miřetice (95) *Mladíkov (16) *Nespice (62) *Přečín (121) *Ptákova Lhota (0) *Rohanov (78) *Vlkonice (500) *Žár (96)

Geography

Vacov is located about northwest of

Prachatice Prachatice (; ) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservations, urban monumen ...

and northwest of

České Budějovice České Budějovice (; ) is a city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 97,000 inhabitants. The city is located in the valley of the Vltava River, at its confluence with the Malše. České Budějovice is the largest ...

. It lies in the

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. The highest point is the mountain Javorník at above sea level. The Spůlka Stream flows through the southern part of the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Vacov is from 1193.

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark is the Church of Saint Nicholas. It was built in the pseudo-Gothic style in 1889–1890, after the old church was demolished. Next to the church stands the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk from the 18th century.

Notable people

Matěj Kopecký Matěj Kopecký (24 February 1775, probably in Libčany – 3 July 1847 in Koloděje nad Lužnicí) was a Czech puppeteer. For six generations his descendants followed the art of puppeteering. Kopecký's father was a poor travelling puppeteer ...

(1775–1847), puppeteer; lived in Přečín in 1836–1847

References

External links

* {{authority control Villages in Prachatice District